In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
flirted
simple past tense and past participle of flirt
• filtred, trifled
Source: Wiktionary
Flirt, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flirted; p. pr. & vb. n. Flirting.] Etym: [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to trifle.]
1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly; as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a glove, or a handkerchief.
2. To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as, to flirt a fan.
3. To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock. [Obs.] I am ashamed; I am scorned; I am flirted. Beau. & Fl.
Flirt, v. i.
1. To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a desire to attract notice; especially, to play the coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt with the young men.
2. To utter contemptious language, with an air of disdain; to jeer or gibe. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Flirt, n.
1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion; hence, a jeer. Several little flirts and vibrations. Addison. With many a flirt and flutter. E. A. Poe.
2. Etym: [Cf. LG. flirtje, G. flirtchen. See Flirt, v. t.]
Definition: One who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl. Several young flirts about town had a design to cast us out of the fashionable world. Addison.
Flirt, a.
Definition: Pert; wanton. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 February 2025
(adjective) possessed by inordinate excitement; “the crowd went crazy”; “was crazy to try his new bicycle”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.