In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
FRAISING
Verb
fraising
present participle of fraise
Anagrams
• fairings, firangis
Source: Wiktionary
FRAISE
Fraise, n. Etym: [See Froise.]
Definition: A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. [Obs.] Johnson.
Fraise, n. Etym: [F. fraise, orig., a ruff, cf. F. frise frieze, E. frieze a coarse stuff.]
1. (Fort.)
Definition: A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.
2. (Mech.)
Definition: A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter.
Fraise, v. t. (Mil.)
Definition: To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. Wilhelm.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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