In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ENTOILING
Verb
entoiling
present participle of entoil
Source: Wiktionary
ENTOIL
En*toil", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Entoiled; p. pr. & vb. n. Entoiling.]
Definition: To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.] Entoiled in woofed phantasies. Keats.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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TRANSPOSITION
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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