In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
enchanted
(adjective) influenced as by charms or incantations
Source: WordNet® 3.1
enchanted
simple past tense and past participle of enchant
enchanted (comparative more enchanted, superlative most enchanted)
Charmed, delighted, enraptured.
Under the influence of enchantment.
enchanted
(dated) A greeting used when introduced to someone for the first time, especially by a man when introduced to a woman.
Source: Wiktionary
En*chant"ed, a.
Definition: Under the power of enchantment; possessed or exercised by enchanters; as, an enchanted castle.
En*chant", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enchanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enchanting.] Etym: [F. enchanter, L. incantare to chant or utter a magic formula over or against one, to bewitch; in in, against + cantare to sing. See Chant, and cf. Incantation.]
1. To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites. And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring, Enchanting all that you put in. Shak. He is enchanted, cannot speak. Tennyson.
2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as, music enchants the ear. Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be enchanted. Sir P. Sidney.
Syn.
– To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. Charm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 June 2025
(noun) very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.