In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
INKY
inky, ink-black, inky-black
(adjective) of the color of black ink
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
inky (comparative inkier, superlative inkiest)
Of the colour of ink, especially black ink; dark.
Spattered or stained with ink.
(obsolete, literary) Dark-skinned; black.
Synonyms
• (dark coloured): black, dark, murky
• (dark-skinned): black, dusky, sable, sooty, swarthy
Antonyms
• bright
• clear
• whitened
Source: Wiktionary
Ink"y, a.
Definition: Consisting of, or resembling, ink; soiled with ink; black. "Inky blots." Shak. "Its inky blackness." Boyle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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