In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
brassiere, bra, bandeau
(noun) an undergarment worn by women to support their breasts
Source: WordNet® 3.1
brassiere (plural brassieres)
(dated) An item of underwear worn to support the breasts; now commonly shortened to bra. [from 1900s]
Synonym: bra
• brasserie
Source: Wiktionary
Bras`sière", n. [F.]
Definition: A form of woman's underwaist stiffened with whalebones, or the like, and worn to support the breasts.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 January 2025
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.