In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TERRENES
Noun
terrenes
plural of terrene
Anagrams
• enterers, re-enters, re-entres, reenters, reentres, resenter, reĂ«nters, terreens
Source: Wiktionary
TERRENE
Ter*rene", n.
Definition: A tureen. [Obs.] Walpole.
Ter*rene", a. Etym: [L. terrenus, fr. terra the earth. See Terrace.]
1. Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene substance. Holland.
2. Earthy; terrestrial. God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a nature celestial and terrene. Sir W. Raleigh. Be true and faithful to the king and his heirs, and truth and faith to bear of life and limb, and terrene honor. O. Eng. Oath of Allegiance, quoted by Blackstone. Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the basis of our terrene experience. Hickok.
Ter*rene", n. Etym: [L. terrenum land, ground: cf. F. terrain.]
1. The earth's surface; the earth. [Poetic] Tenfold the length of this terrene. Milton.
2. (Surv.)
Definition: The surface of the ground.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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