In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
canopies
plural of canopy
canopies
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of canopy
• caponise
Source: Wiktionary
Can"o*py, n.; pl. Canopies. Etym: [Oe. canopie, F. canopésofa, Of canopée, canopeu, canopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canepècanopy, sofa), LL. canopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr. Gr. Cone, and Optic.]
1. A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object, etc. chiefly as a mark of honor. "Golden canoniec and beds of state." Dryden.
2. (Arch.) (a) An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche, etc. (b) Also, a roofike covering, supported on pilars over an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc.
Can"o*py, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Canopes; p. pr. & vb. n. Canopying.]
Definition: To cover with, or as with, a canopy. "A bank with ivy canopied." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.