In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DRESSERS
Noun
dressers
plural of dresser
Proper noun
Dressers
plural of Dresser
Source: Wiktionary
DRESSER
Dress"er, n.
1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for use; one who on clothes or ornaments.
2. (Mining)
Definition: A kind of pick for shaping large coal.
3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress wounds, sores, etc.
4. Etym: [F. dressoir. See Dress, v. t.] (a) A table or bench on which meat and other things are dressed, or prepared for use. (b) A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and cooking utensils. The pewter plates on the dresser Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of armies the sunshine. Longfellow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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