In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LADANUM
labdanum, ladanum
(noun) a soft blackish-brown resinous exudate from various rockroses used in perfumes especially as a fixative
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
ladanum (uncountable)
Alternative form of labdanum
Anagrams
• udalman
Source: Wiktionary
Lad"a*num, n. Etym: [L. ladanum, ledanum, Fr. (ladan, laden. Cf. Laudanum.]
Definition: A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of Cistus. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making plasters, and for fumigation. [Written also labdanum.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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