In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
SHUTTERED
shuttered
(adjective) provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often used in combination; “a church with a shuttered belfry and spire”; “green-shuttered cottages”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
shuttered
simple past tense and past participle of shutter
Source: Wiktionary
Shut"tered, a.
Definition: Furnished with shutters.
SHUTTER
Shut"ter, n.
1. One who shuts or closes.
2. A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some strength as a defense; a blind.
3. A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron from a ladle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNSEASONED
(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”
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