In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SEMICHORUS
Etymology
Noun
semichorus (plural semichoruses)
(music) A half chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, rather than the full choir.
A small number of selected singers.
Source: Wiktionary
Sem"i*cho`rus, n. (Mus.)
Definition: A half chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of the voices, as the female voices only, in contrast with the full choir.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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