In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
restrict, trammel, limit, bound, confine, throttle
(verb) place limits on (extent or amount or access); “restrict the use of this parking lot”; “limit the time you can spend with your friends”
trap, entrap, snare, ensnare, trammel
(verb) catch in or as if in a trap; “The men trap foxes”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.