In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
illapses
plural of illapse
• sapellis
Source: Wiktionary
Il*lapse", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Illapsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Illapsing.] Etym: [L. illapsus, p.p. of illabi; pref. il- in + labi to fall, slide.]
Definition: To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into. Cheyne.
Il*lapse", n. Etym: [L. illapsus. See Illapse, v. i.]
Definition: A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent or attack. Akenside. They sit silent . . . waiting for an illapse of the spirit. Jeffrey.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 April 2024
(noun) a geological process in which one edge of a crustal plate is forced sideways and downward into the mantle below another plate
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.