In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CURIOLOGIC
Cu`ri*o*log"ic (--lj"k), a. Etym: [Gr. Cyriologic.]
Definition: Pertaining to a rude kind of hieroglyphics, in which a thing is represented by its picture instead of by a symbol.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MEGALITH
(noun) memorial consisting of a very large stone forming part of a prehistoric structure (especially in western Europe)
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