In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PHOTOPLAY
Etymology
Noun
photoplay (plural photoplays)
a theatrical play that has been filmed for showing as a movie.
a novel adapted from a movie and illustrated with photographic stills taken from the film. Usage largely confined to the silent era of Hollywood.
(dated) a motion picture.
Source: Wiktionary
Pho"to*play`, n.
Definition: A play for representation or exhibition by moving pictures; also, the moving-picture representation of a play.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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