In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PANNE
Etymology
Noun
panne (countable and uncountable, plural pannes)
A lustrous finish applied to velvet and satin.
A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less close.
(ecology) A wetland consisting of a small depression, with or without standing water, often in a salt marsh or other coastal wetland.
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• Penna, penna
Source: Wiktionary
Panne, n. [F.]
Definition: A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less close.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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