In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FUMOUS
Etymology
Adjective
fumous (comparative more fumous, superlative most fumous)
(obsolete or literary) Of or resembling fumes or smoke.
Source: Wiktionary
Fum"ous, a. Etym: [L. fumosus, fr. fumus smoke: cf. F. fumeux.]
1. Producing smoke; smoky.
2. Producing fumes; full of fumes. Garlic, onions, mustard, and such-like fumous things. Barough (1625).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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