In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CLEARSTORY
clerestory, clearstory
(noun) part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
clearstory (plural clearstories)
Alternative form of clerestory
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Source: Wiktionary
Clear"sto`ry, Clere"sto`ry, n. (Arch.)
Definition: The upper story of the nave of a church, containing windows, and rising above the aisle roofs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SALTWORT
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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