In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
beard, face fungus, whiskers
(noun) the hair growing on the lower part of a man’s face
Source: WordNet® 3.1
whiskers
plural of whisker
Source: Wiktionary
Whisk"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick, sweeping motion.
2. Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; -- usually in the plural. Hoary whiskers and a forky beard. Pope.
3. pl.
Definition: That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side whiskers; chin whiskers.
4. A hair of the beard.
5. One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of the mouth of a cat, or other animal.
6. pl. (Naut.)
Definition: Iron rods extending on either side of the bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.