In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
panto
(noun) an abbreviation of pantomime
Source: WordNet® 3.1
panto (countable and uncountable, plural pantos)
(British, informal) Clipping of pantomime.
(countable, rail transport, informal) Clipping of pantograph.
• Paton, on tap
Source: Wiktionary
Pan-, Pan"ta-, Pan"to-. Etym: [Gr.
Definition: Combining forms signifying all, every; as, panorama, pantheism, pantagraph, pantograph. Pan- becomes pam- before b or p, as pamprodactylous.
Pan"to-.
Definition: See Pan-.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.