In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Moor"y, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to moors; marshy; fenny; boggy; moorish. Mortimer. As when thick mists arise from moory vales. Fairfax.
Moor"y, n.
Definition: A kind of blue cloth made in India. Balfour (Cyc of India).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.