In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OCTOSTYLES
Noun
octostyles
plural of octostyle
Source: Wiktionary
OCTOSTYLE
Oc"to*style, a. Etym: [Octo- + Gr. octostyle.] (Arch.)
Definition: Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastele. See Hexastyle.
– n.
Definition: An octostyle portico or temple.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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