In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
HOUSECOAT
negligee, neglige, peignoir, wrapper, housecoat
(noun) a loose dressing gown for women
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
housecoat (plural housecoats)
(North America) bathrobe, dressing gown
Source: Wiktionary
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22 February 2025
ANALYSIS
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’
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