In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
TOUPET
Noun
toupet (plural toupets)
Archaic form of toupee.
Source: Wiktionary
Tou*pee", Tou*pet"(), n. Etym: [F. toupet, dim. of OF. top a tuft; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. top. See Top apex, and cf. Topet.]
1. A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.
2. A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig. Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee. G. Eliot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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