In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
Top"-proud`, a.
Definition: Proud to the highest degree. [R.] "This top-proud fellow." Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 December 2024
(adjective) inappropriate to reality or facts; “delusive faith in a wonder drug”; “delusive expectations”; “false hopes”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.