In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SOLA
Noun
sola
Alternative form of shola
Anagrams
• ASLO, LAOS, LOAs, Laos, Loas, Salo, also, loas, salo, soal
Source: Wiktionary
So"la, a. Etym: [L., fem. of solus.]
Definition: See Solus.
So"la, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Bot.)
Definition: A leguminous plant (Æschynomene aspera) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc. [Written also solah, shola.]
So"lus, masc. a., So"la, fem. a. Etym: [L.]
Definition: Alone; -- chiefly used in stage directions, and the like.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Word of the Day
14 April 2025
FOCUS
(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; “in focus”; “out of focus”
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