In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SUTILE
Etymology
Adjective
sutile (not comparable)
(formal, rare) Done by stitching.
Anagrams
• Iseult, Suliet, lustie, tuiles, utiles
Source: Wiktionary
Su"tile, a. Etym: [L. sutilis, fr. suere to sew: cf. F. sutile.]
Definition: Done by stitching. [R.] Boswell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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