In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TEXTILES
Noun
textiles
plural of textile
The industry involved in the manufacture of cloth.
The study of the manufacture of cloth.
Source: Wiktionary
TEXTILE
Tex"tile, a. Etym: [L. textilis, fr. texere to weave: cf. F. textile. See Text.]
Definition: Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts; woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile fabrics. Textile cone (Zoöl.), a beautiful cone shell (Conus textilis) in which the colors are arranged so that they resemble certain kinds of cloth.
Tex"tile, n.
Definition: That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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14 January 2025
SUCH
(adjective) of so extreme a degree or extent; “such weeping”; “so much weeping”; “such a help”; “such grief”; “never dreamed of such beauty”
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