In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
GRACILE
gracile, willowy
(adjective) slender and graceful
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
gracile (comparative more gracile, superlative most gracile)
(also, figuratively) Lean, slender, thin.
Synonyms: gracilent (rare), lithe, svelte, willowy, Thesaurus:slender
(anthropology, specifically) Of a hominid: having a slender body frame.
Antonym: robust
Graceful or gracefully slender.
Synonyms: catlike, elegant
Anagrams
• Cargile, glacier
Source: Wiktionary
Grac"ile, Grac"il*lent a. Etym: [L. gracilis, gracilentus.]
Definition: Slender; thin. [Obs.] Bailey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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