In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RADIALE
Noun
radiale (plural radialia)
The carpal bone in the tetrapod forelimb that corresponds to the scaphoid bone in humans
Source: Wiktionary
Ra`di*a"le, n.; pl. Radialia. Etym: [NL. See Radial.]
1. (Anat.)
Definition: The bone or cartilage of the carpus which articulates with the radius and corresponds to the scaphoid bone in man.
2. pl. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Radial plates in the calyx of a crinoid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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