In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LUCERNARIA
Lu`cer*na"ri*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. lucerna a lamp.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of acalephs, having a bell-shaped body with eight groups of short tentacles around the margin. It attaches itself by a sucker at the base of the pedicel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
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