In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PRESTOS
Proper noun
Prestos
plural of Presto
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Source: Wiktionary
PRESTO
Pres"to, adv. Etym: [It. or Sp. presto quick, quickly. See Prest, a.]
1. Quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly. Presto! begone! 'tis here again. Swift.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: Quickly; rapidly; -- a direction for a quick, lively movement or performance; quicker than allegro, or any rate of time except prestissimo.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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