In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FULGURATIONS
Noun
fulgurations
plural of fulguration
Source: Wiktionary
FULGURATION
Ful"gu*ra`tion, n. Etym: [L. fulguratio: cf. F. fulguration.]
1. The act of lightening. [R.] Donne.
2. (Assaying)
Definition: The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface;
– also called blick. A phenomenon called, by the old chemists, fulguration. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CURE
(verb) make (substances) hard and improve their usability; “cure resin”; “cure cement”; “cure soap”
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