In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
obscure, bedim, overcloud
(verb) make obscure or unclear; “The distinction was obscured”
benight, bedim
(verb) make darker and difficult to perceive by sight
Source: WordNet® 3.1
bedim (third-person singular simple present bedims, present participle bedimming, simple past and past participle bedimmed)
(transitive) To make dim; to obscure or darken.
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Source: Wiktionary
Be*dim", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bedimmed (p. pr. & vb. n. Bedimming.]
Definition: To make dim; to obscure or darken. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.