In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SMARAGD
Etymology
Noun
smaragd (plural smaragds)
(obsolete) An emerald.
Synonyms
• emerald
Anagrams
• dagmars
Source: Wiktionary
Smar"agd, n. Etym: [L. smaragdus. See Emerald.]
Definition: The emerald. [Obs.] Bale.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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