In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
retractable
(adjective) capable of being retracted; “retractable landing gear”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retractable (not comparable)
Capable of being retracted; retractile.
retractable (plural retractables)
A retractable pen.
Somewhere in the cosmos, he said, […] there was also a planet entirely given over to Biro life forms. […] Veet Voogajig suddenly claimed to have found this planet, and to have worked there for a while driving a limousine for a family of cheap green retractables […]
Source: Wiktionary
Re*tract"a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. rétractable.]
Definition: Capable of being retracted; retractile.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 November 2024
(adjective) furnished with inhabitants; “the area is well populated”; “forests populated with all kinds of wild life”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.