In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
fabliau (plural fabliaux)
A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
Source: Wiktionary
Fa`bli`au", n.; pl. Fabliaux . Etym: [F., fr. OF.fablel, dim. of fable a fable.] (Fr. Lit.)
Definition: One of the metrical tales of the Trouvères, or early poets of the north of France.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.