In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LACHRYMALS
Noun
lachrymals
plural of lachrymal
Source: Wiktionary
Lach"ry*mals, n. pl. [See Lachrymal.]
Definition: Tears; also, lachrymal feelings or organs. [Colloq.]
People go to the theaters to have . . . their risibles and lachrymals set agoing. The Lutheran.
LACHRYMAL
Lach"ry*mal (, a. Etym: [Cf. F. lacrymal. See Lachrymose.]
1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions.
2. (Anat.) (a) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the lachrymal gland. (b) Pertaining to the lachrymal organs; as, lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct.
Lach"ry*mal, n.
Definition: See Lachrymatory.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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