In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
tartrates
plural of tartrate
• rate tarts, start rate
Source: Wiktionary
Tar"trate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. tartrate.] (Chem.)
Definition: A salt of tartaric acid.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 January 2025
(noun) either of the first pair of fang-like appendages near the mouth of an arachnid; often modified for grasping and piercing
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.