In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ENFLEURAGES
Noun
enfleurages
plural of enfleurage
Source: Wiktionary
ENFLEURAGE
En`fleu`rage", n. [F., fr. en-(L. in) + fleur flower.]
Definition: A process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents, as fixed oils or fats, to the exhalations of the flowers. It is used for plants whose volatile oils are too delicate to be separated by distillation.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HYDRAULIC
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