In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SELENITES
Noun
selenites
plural of selenite
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• eliteness, enlistees
Noun
Selenites
plural of Selenite
Anagrams
• eliteness, enlistees
Source: Wiktionary
SELENITE
Sel"e*nite, n. (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of selenious acid.
Sel"e*nite, n. Etym: [L. selenites, Gr. (Min.)
Definition: A variety of gypsum, occuring in transparent crystals or crystalline masses.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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