In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SNOWCAP
snowcap
(noun) a covering of snow (as on a mountain peak)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
snowcap (plural snowcaps)
A layer of snow covering a mountain top.
A small hummingbird, Microchera albocoronata, which is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama.
Source: Wiktionary
Snow"cap`, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A very small humming bird (Microchæra albocoronata) native of New Grenada.
Note: The feathers of the top of the head are white and snining, the body blue black with a purple and bronzy luster. The name is applied also to Microchæra parvirostris of Central America, which is similar in color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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