In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MESOLITES
Noun
mesolites
plural of mesolite
Anagrams
• loses time, misletoes, misseltoe
Source: Wiktionary
MESOLITE
Mes"o*lite, n. Etym: [Meso- + -lite.] (Min.)
Definition: A zeolitic mineral, grayish white or yellowish, occuring in delicate groups of crystals, also fibrous massive. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina, lime, and soda.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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