In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BROADLOOM
broadloom
(adjective) (of rugs or carpets) woven full width; “a broadloom rug”
broadloom
(noun) a carpet woven on a wide loom to obviate the need for seams
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
broadloom (plural broadlooms)
A wide loom.
A carpet woven on a wide loom.
Adjective
broadloom (not comparable)
Woven on a wide loom, and so needing fewer seams.
Source: Wiktionary
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