In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OLIGOCLASES
Noun
oligoclases
plural of oligoclase
Source: Wiktionary
OLIGOCLASE
Ol"i*go*clase, n. Etym: [Oligo- + Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A triclinic soda-lime feldspar. See Feldspar.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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