In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
rapiers
plural of rapier
• aspirer, pairers, parries, praiser, raspier, repairs
Rapiers
plural of Rapier
• aspirer, pairers, parries, praiser, raspier, repairs
Source: Wiktionary
Ra"pi*er, n. Etym: [F. rapière, perhaps for raspière, and ultimately of German origin, akin to E. rasp, v.]
Definition: A straight sword, with a narrow and finely pointed blade, used only for thrusting. Rapier fish (Zoöl.), the swordfish. [Obs.] Grew.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.