In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PIERID
pierid, pierid butterfly
(noun) any of numerous pale-colored butterflies having three pairs of well-developed legs
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
pierid (plural pierids)
(entomology) Any member of the butterfly family Pieridae.
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"er*id, n. Etym: [See Peirides.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any butterfly of the genus Pieris and related genera. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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