In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Fas"cet, n. (Glass Making)
Definition: A wire basket on the end of a rod to carry glass bottles, etc., to the annealing furnace; also, an iron rod to be thrust into the mouths of bottles, and used for the same purpose; -- calles also pontee and punty.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2024
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.