In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Lean"-faced`, a.
1. Having a thin face.
2. (Typog.)
Definition: slender or narrow; -- said of type the letters of which have thin lines, or are unusually narrow in proportion to their height. W. Savage.
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.