In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
distained
(rare) simple past tense and past participle of distain
distained (comparative more distained, superlative most distained)
(rare) stained, discoloured, tarnished
Source: Wiktionary
Dis*tain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Distained; p. pr. & vb. n. Distaining.] Etym: [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take away the color, F. déteindre; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F. teindre to tinge, dye, L. tingere. See Tinge, and cf. Stain.]
Definition: To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile; -- used chiefly in poetry. "Distained with dirt and blood." Spenser. [She] hath . . . distained her honorable blood. Spenser. The worthiness of praise distains his worth. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 January 2025
(verb) rise again; “His need for a meal resurged”; “The candidate resurged after leaving politics for several years”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.