In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DEISEAL
Etymology
Noun
deiseal (plural deiseals)
Motion towards the right, in the direction of the hands of a clock or of the apparent motion of the sun (in the northern hemisphere); a turning in this direction.
Adverb
deiseal (not comparable)
Clockwise; sunwise.
Synonyms
• clockwise
• sunwise
• righthandwise
Antonyms
• widdershins
• withershins
• tuaithbel
Interjection
deiseal
A deprecation meaning May it go right, said to someone who sneezes or swallows something awry.
Noun
deiseal
Alternative form of deasil
Anagrams
• Adelies, aediles, dealies, ædiles
Source: Wiktionary
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