In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INCANDESCENCES
Noun
incandescences
plural of incandescence
Source: Wiktionary
INCANDESCENCE
In`can*des"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. incandescence.]
Definition: A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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