In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
LITHE
lissome, lissom, lithe, lithesome, supple, sinuous
(adjective) gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
lithe (third-person singular simple present lithes, present participle lithing, simple past lode or lithed, past participle lidden or lithed)
(intransitive, obsolete) To go.
Etymology 2
Adjective
lithe (comparative lither, superlative lithest)
(obsolete) Mild; calm.
Synonyms: clement, gentle, mellow
Slim but not skinny.
Synonyms: lithesome, lissome, swack, Thesaurus:slender
Capable of being easily bent; flexible.
Synonyms: pliant, flexible, limber, Thesaurus:flexible
Adaptable.
Etymology 3
Verb
lithe
(intransitive, obsolete) To become calm.
(transitive, obsolete) To make soft or mild; soften; alleviate; mitigate; lessen; smooth; palliate.
Etymology 4
Verb
lithe (third-person singular simple present lithes, present participle lithing, simple past and past participle lithed)
(intransitive, obsolete) To attend; listen, hearken.
(transitive) To listen to, hearken to.
Etymology 5
Noun
lithe (plural lithes)
(Scotland) Shelter.
Anagrams
• Leith, Theil, Thiel, lieth
Source: Wiktionary
Lithe, v. i. & i. Etym: [Icel Listen.]
Definition: To listen or listen to; to hearken to. [Obs.] P. Plowman.
Lithe, a. Etym: [AS. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel. linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to yield. Cf. Lenient.]
1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [Obs.]
2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber; as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. Milton.
Lithe, v. t. Etym: [AS. Lithe, a.]
Definition: To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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