In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
VITRIFICATION
vitrification
(noun) the process of becoming vitreous
vitrification
(noun) a vitrified substance; the glassy result of being vitrified
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
vitrification (countable and uncountable, plural vitrifications)
(usually uncountable) The action or process of vitrifying a material: conversion into a glass-like amorphous solid free of any crystalline structure by addition or removal of heat or by mixture with an additive.
(countable) An instance of such conversion.
(countable) The result of such conversion: a vitrified substance or object.
Source: Wiktionary
Vit`ri*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [See Vitrify.]
Definition: Same as Vitrifaction. Sir T. Browne. Ure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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