In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his familyās pot filled with coffee.
FLAIR
dash, elan, flair, panache, style
(noun) distinctive and stylish elegance; āhe wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officerā
flair, genius
(noun) a natural talent; āhe has a flair for mathematicsā; āhe has a genius for interior decoratingā
flare, flair
(noun) a shape that spreads outward; āthe skirt had a wide flareā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
flair (countable and uncountable, plural flairs)
A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
Synonyms: gift, knack, talent
Distinctive style or elegance.
Synonyms: elan, elegance, grace, panache, style
(obsolete) Smell; odor.
(obsolete) Olfaction; sense of smell.
Verb
flair (third-person singular simple present flairs, present participle flairing, simple past and past participle flaired)
(transitive) To add flair.
Anagrams
• filar, frail
Source: Wiktionary
Flair (flĆ¢r), n. [OE. flaireodor, fr. OF. & F. flair, fr. OF. flairier, F. flairer, to smell, LL. flagrare for L. fragrare. See Flagrant.]
1. Smell; odor. [Obs.]
2. Sense of smell; scent; fig., discriminating sense.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
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