In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
NIPPLEWORT
Etymology
Noun
nipplewort (countable and uncountable, plural nippleworts)
A flowering plant, Lapsana communis, that yields a milky juice.
Source: Wiktionary
Nip"ple*wort`, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A yellow-flowered composite herb (Lampsana communis), formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; -- called also dock-cress.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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17 November 2024
MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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