In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
quickset
(adjective) grown from cuttings planted directly in the ground; “a quickset hawthorn hedge”
quickset
(noun) cuttings of plants set in the ground to grow as hawthorn for hedges or vines; “a quickset of a vine planted in a vineyard”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
quickset (not comparable)
(of a hedge etc) Grown from cuttings planted directly into the ground
quickset (plural quicksets)
The cuttings used, or the hedge produced by this method
• quickest
Source: Wiktionary
Quick"set`, n.
Definition: A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge; specifically, the hawthorn.
Quick"set`, a.
Definition: Made of quickset. Dates and pomegranates on the quickset hedges. Walpole.
Quick"set`, v. t.
Definition: To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to quickset a ditch. Mortimer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 March 2025
(noun) any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.