In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Hy"dro*pi`per, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + L. piper a pepper.] (Bot.)
Definition: A species (Polygonum Hydropiper) of knotweed with acrid foliage; water pepper; smartweed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.