In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GLOSSIC
Glos"sic, n. Etym: [L. glossa a word requiring a gloss. See 3d Gloss.]
Definition: A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only. Ingglish Glosik konvaiA. J. Ellis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
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