In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BLOOMERY
Etymology
Noun
bloomery (plural bloomeries)
A forge in which wrought iron is made straight from ore.
Source: Wiktionary
Bloom"er*y, n. (Manuf.)
Definition: A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from cast iron.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BRIGHT
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
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