In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OPALINES
Noun
opalines
plural of opaline
Anagrams
• Espinola, Polesian, elapsion
Source: Wiktionary
OPALINE
O"pal*ine, a. Etym: [Cf. F. opalin.]
Definition: Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the opal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
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