In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his familyâs pot filled with coffee.
ENGRAILING
Verb
engrailing
present participle of engrail
Anagrams
• realigning
Source: Wiktionary
ENGRAIL
En*grail", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrailed; p. pr. & vb. n. Engrailing.] Etym: [F. engrĂȘler; pref. en- (L. in) + grĂȘle hail. See Grail gravel.]
1. To variegate or spot, as with hail. A caldron new engrailed with twenty hues. Chapman.
2. (Her.)
Definition: To indent with small curves. See Engrailed.
En*grail", v. i.
Definition: To form an edging or border; to run in curved or indented lines. Parnell.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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