In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FERROPRUSSIATE
Etymology
Noun
ferroprussiate (plural ferroprussiates)
(chemistry) ferrocyanate; ferrocyanide
Source: Wiktionary
Fer`ro*prus"si*ate ( or or; see Prussiate, 277), n. ) Etym: [Ferro- + prussiate.] (Chem.)
Definition: A ferrocyanate; a ferocyanide. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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13 May 2025
DAZED
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
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