In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
sheila (plural sheilas)
(Australia, New Zealand, slang) A woman.
Synonym: Thesaurus:woman
Antonym: Thesaurus:man
Coordinate terms: bloke, bruce (Australian)
sheila (plural sheilas)
A shayla, a headscarf worn by Muslim women.
Coordinate term: niqab
• Ashlie, Elahis, Elisha, Hailes, Salehi, hailse
Sheila
A female given name from Irish.
Originally used in Ireland; popular in the UK from the 1920s to the 1950s.
Sheila
Alternative spelling of Sheela
More commonly spelled Sheela, but this spelling is sometimes found under the influence of the unrelated name of Irish origin.
• Ashlie, Elahis, Elisha, Hailes, Salehi, hailse
Source: Wiktionary
23 January 2025
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; “my left hand”; “left center field”; “the left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstream”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.