In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
unknit (third-person singular simple present unknits, present participle unknitting, simple past and past participle unknitted)
To unravel.
To undo knitted stitches by reversing the knitting motion.
• (undo knitted stitches): tink
Source: Wiktionary
Un*knit", v. t. Etym: [1st un- + knit.]
Definition: To undo or unravel what is knitted together. Fie, fie! unknit that threatening unkind brow. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.