In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PREDELLAS
Noun
predellas
plural of predella
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PREDELLA
Pre*del"la, n. Etym: [It.]
Definition: The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or forming a border or frame at the foot of an altarpiece.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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