In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ONSETS
Noun
onsets
plural of onset
Verb
onsets
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of onset
Anagrams
• Stones, seston, setons, stenos, stones
Source: Wiktionary
ONSET
On"set`, n. Etym: [On + set.]
1. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. Milton. The onset and retire Of both your armies. Shak. Who on that day the word of onset gave. Wordsworth.
2. A setting about; a beginning. [Obs.] Shak. There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time the beginnings and onsets of things. Bacon.
3. Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage. [Obs.] Johnson.
On"set`, v. t.
1. To assault; to set upon. [Obs.]
2. To set about; to begin. [Obs.] Carew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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