In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SWIMSUIT
swimsuit, swimwear, bathing suit, swimming costume, bathing costume
(noun) tight fitting garment worn for swimming
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
swimsuit (plural swimsuits)
A garment worn for swimming.
A tight-fitting one-piece garment worn by women and girls.
Synonyms
• bathers (Australia)
• bathing suit
• budgie smugglers (Australia)
• cossie (Australia)
• swimmers (Australia)
• swimming costume
• swimming trunks/swim trunks (the male bottom that resembles shorts)
• togs (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand)
Source: Wiktionary
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PRESIDIUM
(noun) a permanent executive committee in socialist countries that has all the powers of some larger legislative body and that acts for it when it is not in session
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