In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FACADE
facade, frontage, frontal
(noun) the face or front of a building
facade, window dressing
(noun) a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
facade (plural facades)
(architecture) The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
(by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.
(figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance; a front.
(programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
Synonyms
• (face of a building): face, front, frontage
• (deceptive outward appearance): appearance, cover, front, guise, pretence, show
Coordinate terms
• (front of a building): frontage
• (deceptive appearance): See fake
Source: Wiktionary
Fa`çade", n. Etym: [F., fr. It. facciata, fr. fassia face, L. facies. See Face.] (Arch.)
Definition: The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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