In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INELEGANCE
inelegance
(noun) the quality of lacking refinement and good taste
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
inelegance (usually uncountable, plural inelegances)
The state or quality of being inelegant; lack of grace, refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners.
Synonyms
• (state or quality of being inelegant): awkwardness, bluntness, clumsiness, gracelessness, homeliness
Source: Wiktionary
In*el"e*gance, In*el"e*gan*cy, n.; pl. Inelegances, Inelegancies. Etym: [L. inelegantia: cf. F. inélégance.]
1. The quality of being inelegant; want of elegance or grace; want of refinement, beauty, or polish in language, composition, or manners. The notorious inelegance of her figure. T. Hook.
2. Anything inelegant; as, inelegance of style in literary composition.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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COMMUNICATIONS
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