In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Nestors
plural of Nestor
• Restons, snorest, stoners, tensors
Source: Wiktionary
Nes"tor, n. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See Kaka.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.