In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ZYGENID
Zyg"e*nid, n. Etym: [Cf. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any one of numerous species of moths of the family Zygænidæ, most of which are bright colored. The wood nymph and the vine forester are examples. Also used adjectively.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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INTUITIVELY
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
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