In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TORTRICID
tortricid, tortricid moth
(noun) any of numerous small moths having lightly fringed wings; larvae are leaf rollers or live in fruits and galls
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
tortricid (plural tortricids)
(zoology) Any moth of the family Tortricidae
Source: Wiktionary
Tor"tri*cid, a. Etym: [See Tortrix.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: Of or pertaining to Tortix, or the family Tortricidæ.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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