In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DISSYLLABLES
Noun
dissyllables
plural of dissyllable
Source: Wiktionary
DISSYLLABLE
Dis*syl"la*ble, n. Etym: [F. dissyllabe, L. disyllabus, adj., of two syllables, fr. Gr. Syllable.]
Definition: A word of two syllables; as, pa-per.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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