In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BRILL
brill, Scophthalmus rhombus
(noun) European food fish
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Brill
A surname.
A village in Buckinghamshire, England.
Etymology 1
Noun
brill (plural brills or brill)
A type of flatfish, Scophthalmus rhombus.
Etymology 2
Adjective
brill (comparative more brill, superlative most brill)
(UK, slang) Wonderful, amusing. Denotes approval of the noun it is applied to, comparable to "cool".
Source: Wiktionary
Brill, n. Etym: [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith streaked, speckled.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A fish allied to the turbot (Rhombus levis), much esteemed in England for food; -- called also bret, pearl, prill. See Bret.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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