In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
scissile (comparative more scissile, superlative most scissile)
Readily cut or split
(chemistry, of a bond) easily broken
Source: Wiktionary
Scis"sile, a. Etym: [L. scissilis, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut, to split: cf. F. scissile. See Schism.]
Definition: Capable of being cut smoothly; scissible. [R.] Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 February 2025
(verb) reach the summit (of a mountain); “They breasted the mountain”; “Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.