In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Fer*ret"to, n. Etym: [It. ferretto di Spagna, dim. of ferro iron, fr. L. ferrum.]
Definition: Copper sulphide, used to color glass. Hebert.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.