In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NEROLIS
Noun
nerolis
plural of neroli
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• Lenoirs, Loiners, lienors, serinol, serolin
Source: Wiktionary
NEROLI
Ner"o*li, n. Etym: [F. néroli, said to be from the name of an Italian princess.] (Chem.)
Definition: An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers of the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery, etc. Neroli camphor (Chem.), a white crystalline waxy substance, tasteless and odorless, obtained from beroli oil; -- called also auradin.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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