In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
EUPHRASY
Etymology
Noun
euphrasy (plural euphrasies)
The eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis.
Source: Wiktionary
Eu"phra*sy, n. Etym: [NL. euphrasia, fr. Gr. eufrasia, F. eufrasie.] (Bot.)
Definition: The plant eyesight (euphrasia officionalis), formerly regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes. Then purged with euphrasy and rue The visual nerve, for he had much to see. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
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