In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
sideburn, burnside, mutton chop, side-whiskers
(noun) facial hair that has grown down the side of a man’s face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sideburn (plural sideburns)
singular of sideburns
sideburn (uncountable)
(UK, smoking) The unwanted rapid burning down one side of a cigarette that has been ineptly rolled.
• Burdines, Burnside, Rubenids, burnside
Source: Wiktionary
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.