In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
STARRILY
Etymology
Adverb
starrily (comparative more starrily, superlative most starrily)
In a starry way.
Source: Wiktionary
STARRY
Star"ry, a.
1. Abounding with stars; adorned with stars. "Above the starry sky." Pope.
2. Consisting of, or proceeding from, the stars; stellar; stellary; as, starry light; starry flame. Do not Christians and Heathens, Jews and Gentiles, poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry influence Sir W. Scott.
3. Shining like stars; sparkling; as, starry eyes.
4. Arranged in rays like those of a star; stellate. Starry ray (Zoöl.), a European skate (Raita radiata); -- so called from the stellate bases of the dorsal spines.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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