In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PALPEBRAE
Noun
palpebrae
plural of palpebra
Source: Wiktionary
PALPEBRA
Pal"pe*bra, n.; pl. Palpebræ. Etym: [L.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: The eyelid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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