In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CORNFLOUR
cornstarch, cornflour
(noun) starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cornflour (usually uncountable, plural cornflours)
(British) A very fine starch powder derived from maize (US corn) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
Synonyms
• (fine starch derived from maize): cornstarch (US)
Source: Wiktionary
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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