In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TERNARIES
Noun
ternaries
plural of ternary
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• Eretrians, Eritreans, Renterias, rain trees, rain-trees, raintrees, retainers
Source: Wiktionary
TERNARY
Ter"na*ry, a. Etym: [L. ternarius, fr. terni. See Tern, a.]
1. Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and held in great veneration.
2. (Chem.)
Definition: Containing, or consisting of, three different parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are regarded as having different functions or relations in the molecule; thus, sodic hydroxide, NaOH, is a ternary compound.
Ter"na*ry, n.; pl. Ternaries (.
Definition: A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a triad. Some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single. Holder.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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