In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ECTYPOGRAPHY
Etymology
Noun
ectypography (uncountable)
A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.
Source: Wiktionary
Ec`ty*pog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Ectype + -graphy.]
Definition: A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is produced in relief.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MECHANISM
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
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