In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CROMORNA
Etymology
Noun
cromorna (plural cromornas)
An organ's reed stop of a quality of tone resembling that of the oboe.
Source: Wiktionary
Cro*mor"na (kr-mr"n), n. Etym: [F. cromorne (cf. It. cromorno0, fr. G. krummhorn crooked horn, cornet, an organ pipe turned like a trumpet; krumm crooked + horn horn.] (Mus.)
Definition: A certain reed stop in the organ, of a quality of tone resembling that of the oboe. [Corruptly written cromona.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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