In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DAPPER
dapper, dashing, jaunty, natty, raffish, rakish, spiffy, snappy, spruce
(adjective) marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; “a dapper young man”; “a jaunty red hat”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
dapper (comparative dapperer, )
Neat, trim.
Stylishly dressed, neatly dressed, spiffy.
Quick; little and active.
Anagrams
• Eppard, adprep, parped, rapped
Source: Wiktionary
Dap"per, a. Etym: [OE. daper; prob. fr. D. dapper brave, valiant; akin to G. tapfer brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty, OSlav. dobrĂ» good, Russ. dobrui. Cf. Deft.]
Definition: Little and active; spruce; trim; smart; neat in dress or appearance; lively. He wondered how so many provinces could be held in subjection by such a dapper little man. Milton. The dapper ditties that I wont devise. Spenser. Sharp-nosed, dapper steam yachts. Julian Hawthorne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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