In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
BRIDES
Noun
brides
plural of bride
Verb
brides
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bride
Anagrams
• biders, birdes, debris, débris, rebids, sibred
Proper noun
Brides
plural of Bride
Anagrams
• biders, birdes, debris, débris, rebids, sibred
Source: Wiktionary
BRIDE
Bride, n. Etym: [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud, burd, AS. br; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. br, D. bruid, OHG. pr, br, G. braut, Icel. br, Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. br33s; cf. Armor. pried spouse, W. priawd a married person.]
1. A woman newly married, or about to be married. Has by his own experience tried How much the wife is dearer than the bride. Lyttleton. I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. Rev. xxi. 9.
2. Fig.: An object ardently loved. Bride of the sea, the city of Venice.
Bride, v. t.
Definition: To make a bride of. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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