In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CYMES
Noun
cymes
plural of cyme
Source: Wiktionary
CYME
Cyme (sm), n. Etym: [L. cyma the young sprount of a cabbage, fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Definition: A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, differing from a corymb chiefly in the order of the opening of the blossoms.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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