In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
COSMOMETRY
Cos*mom"e*try (kz-mm"-tr), n. Etym: [Gr. ko`smos the world + -metry.]
Definition: The art of measuring the world or the universe. Blount.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PURSUE
(verb) follow in or as if in pursuit; “The police car pursued the suspected attacker”; “Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life”
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