In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ECRU
beige, ecru
(noun) a very light brown
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ecru (countable and uncountable, plural ecrus)
A beige colour.
Adjective
ecru (not comparable)
Of a beige colour.
Anagrams
• Cure, crue, cuer, cure
Source: Wiktionary
e`cru", a. Etym: [F., fr. L. crudus raw.]
Definition: Having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk, linen, or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COVERT
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