In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
uncowl (third-person singular simple present uncowls, present participle uncowling, simple past and past participle uncowled)
(transitive) To divest or deprive of a cowl (monk's hood or hooded robe).
(transitive, figurative, archaic) To uncover; to unveil.
(instransitive) To remove or pull back one's cowl.
(transitive) To remove the cowl (protective covering) from (an engine).
Source: Wiktionary
Un*cowl", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + cowl.]
Definition: To divest or deprive of a cowl. Pope.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.