In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
OSMOGENE
Os"mo*gene, n. [Osmose + root of Gr. race.]
Definition: An apparatus, consisting of a number of cells whose sides are of parchment paper, for conducting the process of osmosis. It is used esp. in sugar refining to remove potassium salts from the molasses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SYCAMORE
(noun) Eurasian maple tree with pale grey bark that peels in flakes like that of a sycamore tree; leaves with five ovate lobes yellow in autumn
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