In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
RETOUCHES
Noun
retouches
plural of retouch
Verb
retouches
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retouch
Anagrams
• outcheers
Source: Wiktionary
RETOUCH
Re*touch", v. t. Etym: [Pref. re- + touch: cf. F. retoucher.]
1. To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise; as, to retouch a picture or an essay.
2. (Photog.)
Definition: To correct or change, as a negative, by handwork.
Re*touch", n. (Fine Arts)
Definition: A partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay model, or the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEAVE
(verb) go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; “She left a mess when she moved out”; “His good luck finally left him”; “her husband left her after 20 years of marriage”; “she wept thinking she had been left behind”
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