In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FLYSCHES
Noun
flysches
plural of flysch
Source: Wiktionary
FLYSCH
Flysch (flsh), n. Etym: [A Swiss word, fr. G. fliessen to flow, melt.] (Geol.)
Definition: A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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