In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
spectacles, specs, eyeglasses, glasses
(noun) (plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
Source: WordNet® 3.1
eyeglasses pl (plural only)
(US) Spectacles, glasses.
eyeglasses
plural of eyeglass.
Source: Wiktionary
Eye"glass`, n.
1. A lens of glass to assist the sight. Eyeglasses are used singly or in pairs.
2. Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc.
3. The retina. [Poetic]
4. A glass eyecup. See Eyecup.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 February 2025
(adverb) at or to or toward the back or rear; “he moved back”; “tripped when he stepped backward”; “she looked rearward out the window of the car”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.