In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
wreathing
present participle of wreath
present participle of wreathe
wreathing (plural wreathings)
The motion or pattern of something that wreaths.
• nightwear, rethawing
Source: Wiktionary
Wreathe, v. t. [imp. Wreathed; p. p. Wreathed; Archaic Wreathen; p. pr. & vb. n. Wreathing.] Etym: [See Wreath, n.] [Written also wreath.]
1. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn. [Obs.] And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe. Spenser.
2. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to entwine. The nods and smiles of recognition into which this singular physiognomy was wreathed. Sir W. Scott. From his slack hand the garland wreathed for Eve Down dropped. Milton.
3. To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold. Each wreathed in the other's arms. Shak. Dusk faces with withe silken turbants wreathed. Milton. And with thy winding ivy wreathes her lance. Dryden.
4. To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle. In the flowers that wreathe the sparkling bowl, Fell adders hiss. Prior.
Wreathe, v. i.
Definition: To be intewoven or entwined; to twine together; as, a bower of wreathing trees. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
12 November 2024
(noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Plantago; mostly small roadside or dooryard weeds with elliptic leaves and small spikes of very small flowers; seeds of some used medicinally
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.