In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CYATHIFORM
Etymology
Adjective
cyathiform (comparative more cyathiform, superlative most cyathiform)
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
Glaucous, hoar, enfouldered, cyathiform, / Making mere faculae of the sun and moon […]
Source: Wiktionary
Cy*ath"i*form (s-th"-frm), a. Etym: [L. cyathus a cup (Gr, ky`aqos) - form:cf. F. cyathiforme.]
Definition: In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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