In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
WATTEAU
Watteau, Jean Antoine Watteau
(noun) French painter (1684-1721)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Wat*teau", a. (Art)
Definition: Having the appearance of that which is seen in pictures by Antoine Watteau, a French painter of the eighteenth century; --said esp. of women's garments; as, a Watteau bodice.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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