In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
IMPRESA
Etymology
Noun
impresa (plural impresas)
(heraldry) A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate etc.
Anagrams
• empairs, primase
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pre"sa, n. Etym: [It. See Emprise, and cf. Impress, n., 4.] (Her.)
Definition: A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the like. [Written also imprese and impress.] My impresa to your lordship; a swain Flying to a laurel for shelter. J. Webster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; “Your comments may backfire and cause you a lot of trouble”; “the political movie backlashed on the Democrats”
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