In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MONOCULARS
Noun
monoculars
plural of monocular
Source: Wiktionary
MONOCULAR
Mo*noc"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. monoculus; Gr. oculus eye: cf. F. monoculaire.]
1. Having only one eye; with one eye only; as, monocular vision.
2. Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time; as, a monocular microscope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTERSPERSION
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