In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
transfix, impale, empale, spike
(verb) pierce with a sharp stake or point; “impale a shrimp on a skewer”
fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind
(verb) to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; “The snake charmer fascinates the cobra”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
transfixt
Obsolete spelling of transfixed; simple past tense and past participle of transfix
Source: Wiktionary
27 October 2024
(adjective) declared not guilty of a specific offense or crime; legally blameless; “he stands acquitted on all charges”; “the jury found him not guilty by reason of insanity”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.