In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
orchesographies
plural of orchesography
Source: Wiktionary
Or`che*sog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Gr. -graphy.]
Definition: A treatise upon dancing. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
13 May 2025
(adjective) in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock; “he had a dazed expression on his face”; “lay semiconscious, stunned (or stupefied) by the blow”; “was stupid from fatigue”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.