In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
impearl (third-person singular simple present impearls, present participle impearling, simple past and past participle impearled)
(transitive, poetic) To form into pearl, or make pearly.
(transitive, poetic) To decorate as if with pearls.
• Palmeri, impaler, lempira, palmier, premail, premial
Source: Wiktionary
Im*pearl", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impearled; p. pr. & vb. n. Impearling.] Etym: [Pref. im- in + pearl: cf. F. emperler.]
1. To form into pearls, or into that which resembles pearls. [Poetic] Dewdrops which the sun Impearls on every leaf and every flower. Milton.
2. To decorate as with pearls or with anything resembling pearls. [Poetic] With morning dews impearled. Mrs. Browning. The dews of the morning impearl every thorn. R. Digby.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.