In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ebons
plural of ebon
• Benos, Boens, Bones, Nobes, bones
Source: Wiktionary
Eb"on, a.
1. Consisting of ebony.
2. Like ebony, especially in color; black; dark. Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne. Young.
Eb"on, n.
Definition: Ebony. [Poetic] "Framed of ebon and ivory." Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.