In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Con"so*nant*ize, v. t.
Definition: To change into, or use as, a consonant. "The vowel is consonantized, that is, made closer in position." Peile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 October 2024
(noun) poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.