In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUNSHADE
awning, sunshade, sunblind
(noun) a canopy made of canvas to shelter people or things from rain or sun
parasol, sunshade
(noun) a handheld collapsible source of shade
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sunshade (plural sunshades)
Something to keep the sun off, or create shade from the sun; a parasol or awning.
Anagrams
• Dushanes, unsashed, unshades
Source: Wiktionary
Sun"shade`, n.
Definition: Anything used as a protection from the sun's rays. Specifically: (a) A small parasol. (b) An awning.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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