In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
MORISCOS
Noun
moriscos
plural of morisco
Noun
Moriscos
plural of Morisco
Source: Wiktionary
MORISCO
Mo*ris"co, a. Etym: [Sp. See Morris the dance.]
Definition: Moresque.
Mo*ris"co, n. Etym: [Sp. morisco Moorish.]
Definition: A thing of Moorish origin; as: (a) The Moorish language. (b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. Marston. (c) One who dances the Moorish dance. Shak. (d) Moresque decoration or architecture.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
9 January 2025
PRESENTATION
(noun) (obstetrics) position of the fetus in the uterus relative to the birth canal; “Cesarean sections are sometimes the result of abnormal presentations”
Coffee Trivia
