In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MOLASSESES
Etymology
Noun
molasseses
(nonstandard, proscribed) plural of molasses
Source: Wiktionary
MOLASSES
Mo*las"ses, n. Etym: [F. mélasse, cf. Sp. melaza, Pg. melaço, fr. L. mellaceus honeylike, honey-sweet, mel, mellis, honey. See Mellifluous, and cf. Melasses.]
Definition: The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See Treacle.
MOLASSE
Mo*lasse", n. Etym: [F. molasse, prob. fr. mollasse flabby, flimsy, fr. L. mollis soft.] (Geol.)
Definition: A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. See Chart of Geology.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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