In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
smaragdite (countable and uncountable, plural smaragdites)
(mineral) A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varieties of gabbro.
Source: Wiktionary
Sma*rag"dite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. smaragdite; -- so called from its emerald-green color. See Smaragd.] (Min.)
Definition: A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and some varietis of gabbro.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.