In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
XEROPHTHALMIAS
Noun
xerophthalmias
plural of xerophthalmia
Source: Wiktionary
XEROPHTHALMIA
Xe`roph*thal"mi*a, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. Ophthalmia.] (Med.)
Definition: An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by long- continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the conjunctiva.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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