In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
AWNED
awned, awny
(adjective) having awns i.e. bristlelike or hairlike appendages on the flowering parts of some cereals and grasses; “awned wheatgrass”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
awned (not comparable)
Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded.
Synonyms
• aristate
Anagrams
• dewan, wande, waned
Source: Wiktionary
Awned, a. (Bot.)
Definition: Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded. Gray.
AWN
Awn, n. Etym: [OE. awn, agune, from Icel. ögn, pl. agnir; akin to Sw. agn, Dan. avne, Goth. ahana, OHG. agana, G. agen, ahne, chaff, Gr. egla; prob. from same root as E. acute. See 3d Ear. (Bot.)
Definition: The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista. Gray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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