In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CYPRUSES
CYPRUS
Cy"prus (s"prs), n. Etym: [OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. Cipers.]
Definition: A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to, crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most common, and used for mourning. [Obs.] Lawn as white as driven snow, Cyprus black as e'er was crow. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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