In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BLITE
Etymology
Noun
blite (plural blites)
The plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth.
Any of various plants in the genus Chenopodium.
Any of various plants in the genus Atriplex.
Source: Wiktionary
Blite, n. Etym: [L. blitum, Gr. .] (Bot.)
Definition: A genus of herbs (Blitum) with a fleshy calyx. Blitum capitatum is the strawberry blite.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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