In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CLYPEUS
clypeus
(noun) a shield-like plate on the front of an insect’s head
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
clypeus (plural clypei)
(entomology) The shield-shaped front part of an insect's head or a spider's cephalothorax.
Source: Wiktionary
Clyp"e*us, n.; pl. Clypei. Etym: [L., a shield.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The frontal plate of the head of an insect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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GROIN
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
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