In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BLACKFACED
Etymology
Adjective
blackfaced (not comparable)
Having a black face.
Wearing blackface theater makeup.
Antonyms
• whitefaced
Hypernyms
• faced
Source: Wiktionary
Black"-faced`, a.
Definition: Having a black, dark, or gloomy face or aspect.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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SUCH
(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”
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