In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Lan"gate, n. (Surg.)
Definition: A linen roller used in dressing wounds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 April 2025
(noun) cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing newspapers; “they used bales of newspaper every day”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.