In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INDUVIAE
Etymology
Noun
induviae pl (plural only)
(botany) persistent portions of a calyx or corolla
(botany) leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time
Source: Wiktionary
In*du"vi*æ, n. pl. Etym: [L., clothes, fr. induere to put on. See Indue.] (Bot.)
Definition: Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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