In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MACROPRISM
Etymology
Noun
macroprism (plural macroprisms)
A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called macropyramids.
Synonyms
• macropyramid
Source: Wiktionary
Mac"ro*prism, n. Etym: [Macro- + prism.] (Crystallog.)
Definition: A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called macropyramids.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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