In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SLANTLY
Etymology
Adverb
slantly (comparative more slantly, superlative most slantly)
slantwise
Source: Wiktionary
Slant"wise`, Slant"ly, adv.
Definition: In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly.
SLANT
Slant, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Slanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Slanting.] Etym: [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to slide.]
Definition: To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie obliquely; to slope. On the side of younder slanting hill. Dodsley.
Slant, v. t.
Definition: To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping direction to; as, to slant a line.
Slant, n.
1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a slant.
2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark. Slant or wind, a local variation of the wind from its general direction.
Slant, a. Etym: [Cf. dial. Sw. slant. See Slant, v. i.]
Definition: Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or perpendicular; sloping; oblique. "The slant lightning." Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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