In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MOTED
Etymology
Adjective
moted (not comparable)
Filled with motes, or fine floating dust.
Anagrams
• domet
Source: Wiktionary
Mot"ed, a.
Definition: Filled with motes, or fine floating dust; as, the air. "Moted sunbeams." Tennyson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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