In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
diapentes
plural of diapente
• neap tides, neaptides, pedanties, pedantise
Source: Wiktionary
Di`a*pen"te, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. diapente.]
1. (Anc. Mus.)
Definition: The interval of the fifth.
2. (Med.)
Definition: A composition of five ingredients.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.