In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Pot`-au`-feu", n. [F., lit., pot on the fire.] (Cookery)
Definition: A dish of broth, meat, and vegetables prepared by boiling in a pot, -- a dish esp. common among the French. Grant Allen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.