In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
remarques
plural of remarque
Source: Wiktionary
Re*marque", n. Also Remark. (Engraving) (a) A small design etched on the margin of a plate and supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have been taken; also, any feature distinguishing a particular stage of the plate. (b) A print or proof so distinguished; -- commonly called a Remarque proof.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 March 2025
(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.