In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SMICKER
Etymology
Adjective
smicker (comparative more smicker, superlative most smicker)
Elegant; fine; gay.
Amorous; wanton.
Spruce; smart.
Verb
smicker (third-person singular simple present smickers, present participle smickering, simple past and past participle smickered)
(intransitive) To look amorously or wantonly
Anagrams
• Emricks, Remicks
Source: Wiktionary
Smick"er, v. i. Etym: [Akin to Sw. smickra to flatter, Dan. smigre, and perhaps to G. schmeicheln, and E. smile. Cf. Smicker, a.]
Definition: To look amorously or wantonly; to smirk.
Smick"er, a. Etym: [AS. smicere tasteful, trim. See Smicker, v.]
Definition: Amorous; wanton; gay; spruce. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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