In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Ep`i*the"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A horny excrescence upon the beak of birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 June 2025
(noun) a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.