In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his familyâs pot filled with coffee.
babushka
(noun) a womanâs headscarf folded into a triangle and tied under the chin; worn by Russian peasant women
Source: WordNet® 3.1
babushka (plural babushkas)
An old woman.
A stereotypical Eastern European peasant grandmother type figure
A womanâs headscarf, tied under the chin.
Russian doll, matryoshka
• Note that the Russian term баÌбŃŃĐșа (âgrandmother, granny; old womanâ) doesn't have the sense "Russian doll, matryoshka" or "womanâs headscarf".
Source: Wiktionary
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; âin the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearingâ
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his familyâs pot filled with coffee.