In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
cypris (plural cypris)
cyprid
• crispy
Source: Wiktionary
Cy"pris (s"prs), n.; pl. Cyprides (s. Etym: [L. Cypris, the Cyprian goddess Venus, Gr. Cyprian.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of small, bivalve, freshwater Crustacea, belonging to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 April 2025
(noun) the crease at the junction of the inner part of the thigh with the trunk together with the adjacent region and often including the external genitals
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.