In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SCARCENESSES
SCARCENESS
Scarce"ness, Scar"ci*ty, n.
Definition: The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties. Chaucer. A scarcity of snow would raise a mutiny at Naples. Addison. Praise . . . owes its value to its scarcity. Rambler. The value of an advantage is enhanced by its scarceness. Collier.
Syn.
– Deficiency; lack; want; penury; dearth; rareness; rarity; infrequency.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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