In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HEXASTYLES
Noun
hexastyles
plural of hexastyle
Source: Wiktionary
HEXASTYLE
Hex"a*style, a. Etym: [Gr. hexastyle.] (Arch.)
Definition: Having six columns in front; -- said of a portico or temple.
– n.
Definition: A hexastyle portico or temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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