In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CALAVERITE
Etymology
Noun
calaverite (plural calaverites)
(mineral) A mineral form of gold telluride AuTe2.
Anagrams
• lacerative
Source: Wiktionary
Ca`la*ve"rite (, n. (Min.)
Definition: A bronze-yellow massive mineral with metallic luster; a telluride of gold; -- first found in Calaveras County California.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ECONOMIC
(adjective) of or relating to an economy, the system of production and management of material wealth; “economic growth”; “aspects of social, political, and economical life”
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