In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RAPHES
Noun
raphes
plural of raphe
Anagrams
• E sharp, E-sharp, Harpes, Sharpe, Sherpa, Spehar, e sharp, e-sharp, harpes, hepars, pasher, phares, phaser, phrase, seraph, shaper, sharpe, sherpa, shrape, sphear
Source: Wiktionary
RAPHE
Ra"phe (ra"fe), n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
1. (Anat.)
Definition: A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers, especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the tongue.
2. (Bot.)
Definition: Same as Rhaph.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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