In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GEORGETTE
georgette
(noun) a thin silk dress material
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
georgette (plural georgettes)
A thin lightweight silk or cotton fabric with a matte finish.
Source: Wiktionary
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PUNGENCY
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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