In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DRYPOINT
Etymology
Noun
drypoint (countable and uncountable, plural drypoints)
(uncountable) A technique of intaglio printmaking similar to engraving in which an image is incised into a plate by scratching the surface with a hard, sharp metal (or diamond) point.
Coordinate term: engraving
Hypernym: intaglio
(countable) The needle used in this technique.
(countable) A print made using this technique.
Source: Wiktionary
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