In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ETHMOVOMERINE
Eth`mo*vo"mer*ine, n. Etym: [Ethmoid + vomerine.] (Anat.)
Definition: Pertaining to the region of the vomer and the base of the ethmoid in the skull. Ethmovomerine plate (Anat.), a cartilaginous plate beneath the front of the fetal brain which the ethmoid region of the skull is developed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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