In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NEURULA
Etymology
Noun
neurula (plural neurulas or neurulae)
(zoology) An embryo of vertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed.
Source: Wiktionary
Neu"ru*la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: An embryo or certain invertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first developed.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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THOUGHTLESS
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
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