In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GUSSETING
Verb
gusseting
present participle of gusset
Noun
gusseting (countable and uncountable, plural gussetings)
Material for making gussets.
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Source: Wiktionary
GUSSET
Gus"set, n. Etym: [F. gousset armpit, fob, gusset, dim. of gousse pod, husk; cf. It. guscio shell, or W. cwysed gore, gusset.]
1. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering enlargement. Seam and gusset and band. Hood.
2. Anything resembling a gusset in a garment; as: (a) (Armor) A small piece of chain mail at the openings of the joints beneath the arms. (b) (Mach.) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron, fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength or stiffness; esp., the part joining the barrel and the fire box of a locomotive boiler.
3. (Her.)
Definition: An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms, resembling a gusset.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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