In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
misprint, erratum, typographical error, typo, literal error, literal
(noun) a mistake in printed matter resulting from mechanical failures of some kind
Source: WordNet® 3.1
errata
plural of erratum
errata pl (plural only)
An added page in a printed work where errors which are discovered after printing and their corrections (corrigenda) are listed.
Synonyms: corrigenda p, corrigendum
Source: Wiktionary
Er*ra"ta, n. pl. Etym: [L.]
Definition: See Erratum.
Er*ra"tum, n.; pl. Errata. Etym: [L., fr. errare, erratum, to wander, err. See Err.]
Definition: An error or mistake in writing or printing. A single erratum may knock out the brains of a whole passage. Cowper.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.