In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EUCLASE
Etymology
Noun
euclase (countable and uncountable, plural euclases)
(mineral) A monoclinic beryllium aluminium hydroxide silicate mineral, a product of the decomposition of beryl in pegmatites.
Source: Wiktionary
Eu"clase n. Etym: [Gr. euclase, G. euklas. See named from its brittleness.] (Min.)
Definition: A brittle gem occurring in light green, transparent crystals, affording a brilliant clinodiagonal cleavage. It is a silicate of alumina and glucina.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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