In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
dinnerware
(noun) the tableware (plates and platters and serving bowls etc.) used in serving a meal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
dinnerware (countable and uncountable, plural dinnerwares)
The dishes used for serving dinner.
• dinnerwear, inwanderer
Source: Wiktionary
5 November 2024
(verb) draw out a discussion or process in order to gain time; “The speaker temporized in order to delay the vote”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.