In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
CREWELWORK
crewelwork
(noun) embroidery done with loosely twisted worsted yarn
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
crewelwork (usually uncountable, plural crewelworks)
embroidery made using a crewel
Source: Wiktionary
Crew"el*work` (-wrk`), n.
Definition: Embroidery in crewels, commonly done upon some plain material, such as linen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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