In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
jupon (plural jupons)
(historical) A close-fitting sleeveless jacket, descending below the hips, worn over armour.
A petticoat.
Source: Wiktionary
Ju*pon", Jup*pon", n. Etym: [F. jupon, fr. jupe skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written variously jupe, jump, juppo, etc.]
1. A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips. Dryden.
2. A petticoat. Halliwell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 May 2025
(adjective) sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; “earthshaking proposals”; “the contest was no world-shaking affair”; “the conversation...could hardly be called world-shattering”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.