In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ERINITE
Etymology
Noun
erinite (countable and uncountable, plural erinites)
(mineral) A hydrous copper arseniate of an emerald-green colour.
Anagrams
• nierite, niterie
Source: Wiktionary
Er"i*nite, n. (Min.)
Definition: A hydrous arseniate of copper, of an emerald-green color; -- so called from Erin, or Ireland, where it occurs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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