In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
DREAREST
Adjective
drearest
superlative form of drear: most drear
Anagrams
• arrested, de-arrest, dearrest, rastered, retrades, retreads, serrated, star-reed, treaders
Source: Wiktionary
DREAR
Drear, a. Etym: [See Dreary.]
Definition: Dismal; gloomy with solitude. "A drear and dying sound." Milton.
Drear, n.
Definition: Sadness; dismalness. [Obs.] Spenser.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
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