In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his familyās pot filled with coffee.
kited
simple past tense and past participle of kite
Source: Wiktionary
Kite, n. Etym: [OE. kyte, AS.c; cf. W. cud, cut.]
1. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: Any raptorial bird of the subfamily MilvinƦ, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.
Note: The European species are Milvus ictinus and M. govinda; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is Haliastur Indus; the American fork-tailed kite is the Nauclerus furcatus.
2. Fig. : One who is rapacious. Detested kite, thou liest. Shak.
3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.
4. (Naut.)
Definition: A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.
5. (Geom.)
Definition: A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry. Henrici.
6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant]
7. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: The brill. [Prov. Eng. ] Flying kites. (Naut.) See under Flying.
– Kite falcon (Zoƶl.), an African falcon of the genus Avicida, having some resemblance to a kite.
Kite, v. i.
Definition: To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See Kite, 6. [Cant]
Kite, n.
Definition: The belly. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; āa great crisisā; āhad a great stake in the outcomeā
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his familyās pot filled with coffee.