In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
roughcasting
present participle of roughcast
Source: Wiktionary
Rough`cast", v. t.
1. To form in its first rudiments, without revision, correction, or polish. Dryden.
2. To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with asperities and inequalities.
3. To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles; as, to roughcast a building.
Rough"cast`, n.
1. A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.
2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 April 2025
(noun) an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity; “how big is that part compared to the whole?”; “the team is a unit”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.