In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
besliming
present participle of beslime
• besmiling
Source: Wiktionary
Be*slime", v. t.
Definition: To daub with slime; to soil. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 May 2025
(adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.