In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
PIONED
Etymology
Shakespearean.
Adjective
pioned (not comparable)
(nonce) A word of disputed meaning; perhaps, abounding in marsh marigolds.
Anagrams
• Pinedo, deipno-, opined, pedion, ponied
Source: Wiktionary
Pi"o*ned, a.
Definition: A Shakespearean word of disputed meaning; perh., "abounding in marsh marigolds." Thy banks with pioned and twilled brims. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DOOMED
(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott
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