In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
jimp (comparative jimper, superlative jimpest)
(dated, Scotland and N England) neat; trim; delicate
Synonyms: slender, handsome, spruce, elegant
(dated, Scotland and N England) scant; barely sufficient.
Source: Wiktionary
Jimp, a. Etym: [Cf. Gimp, a.]
Definition: Neat; handsome; elegant. See Gimp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.