In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MADID
Etymology
Adjective
madid (comparative more madid, superlative most madid)
(formal, dated) Wet; moist.
Synonyms
• drenched, saturated, sodden; see also wet
Source: Wiktionary
Mad"id, a. Etym: [L. madidus, fr. madere to be wet.]
Definition: Wet; moist; as, a madid eye. [R.] Beaconsfield.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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