In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Glos"sic, n. Etym: [L. glossa a word requiring a gloss. See 3d Gloss.]
Definition: A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to represent one sound only. Ingglish Glosik konvaiA. J. Ellis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.