In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
QUINDECAGON
Etymology
Noun
quindecagon (plural quindecagons)
(geometry) A polygon with fifteen sides and fifteen angles.
Source: Wiktionary
Quin*dec"a*gon, n. Etym: [L. quindecim fifteen + Gr. (Geom.)
Definition: A plane figure with fifteen angles, and consequently fifteen sides.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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