In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LIQUORICE
licorice, liquorice
(noun) a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant
licorice, liquorice, Glycyrrhiza glabra
(noun) deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
liquorice (countable and uncountable, plural liquorices)
United Kingdom and Ireland standard spelling of licorice.
Source: Wiktionary
Liq"uor*ice, n.
Definition: See Licorice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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