In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
adown (not comparable)
(archaic) Down, downward; to or in a lower place.
adown
(archaic) Down.
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Source: Wiktionary
A*down", adv. Etym: [OE. adun, adoun, adune. AS. of dune off the hill. See Down.]
Definition: From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on the ground. [Archaic] "Thrice did she sink adown." Spenser.
A*down", prep.
Definition: Down. [Archaic & Poetic] Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2024
(noun) an extended (often showy) succession of persons or things; “a parade of strollers on the mall”; “a parade of witnesses”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.