In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Lixt, obs.
Definition: 2d pers. sing. pres. of Lige, to lie, to tell lies, -- contracted for ligest. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 December 2024
(noun) Australian tree having hard white timber and glossy green leaves with white flowers followed by one-seeded glossy blue fruit
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.