In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FENESTRATIONS
Noun
fenestrations
plural of fenestration
Source: Wiktionary
FENESTRATION
Fen`es*tra"tion, n.
1. (Arch.)
Definition: The arrangement and proportioning of windows; -- used by modern writers for the decorating of an architectural composition by means of the window (and door) openings, their ornaments, and proportions.
2. (Anat.)
Definition: The state or condition of being fenestrated.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DISPERSION
(noun) the act of dispersing or diffusing something; “the dispersion of the troops”; “the diffusion of knowledge”
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