In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
briarwood, brierwood, brier-wood
(noun) wood from the hard woody root of the briar Erica arborea; used to make tobacco pipes
Source: WordNet® 3.1
briarwood (uncountable)
Erica arborea, tree heath, an ericaceous flowering plant.
Source: Wiktionary
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.