In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
POETICS
poetics
(noun) study of poetic works
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
From the Poetics of Aristotle
Noun
poetics (plural poetics)
(philosophy, literature) The theory of poetry, or of literature in general.
Anagrams
• copiest, septoic
Source: Wiktionary
Po*et"ics, n. Etym: [Cf. F. poétique, L. poëtica, poëtice, Gr.
Definition: The principles and rules of the art of poetry. J. Warton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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