In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PLEATING
plication, pleating
(noun) the act of folding in parallel folds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
pleating
present participle of pleat
Noun
pleating (plural pleatings)
An action or arrangement in which something is pleated.
Source: Wiktionary
PLEAT
Pleat, n. & v. t.
Definition: See Plait.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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