In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
skreen (plural skreens)
Obsolete form of screen.
skreen (third-person singular simple present skreens, present participle skreening, simple past and past participle skreened)
Obsolete form of screen.
• Kerens, Kesner, kernes
Source: Wiktionary
Skreen, n. & v.
Definition: See Screen. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.