In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNABASHED
unabashed, unembarrassed
(adjective) not embarrassed; “a tinseled charm and unabashed sentimentality”- Jerome Stone; “an unembarrassed greeting as if nothing untoward had happened”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
unabashed (comparative more unabashed, superlative most unabashed)
Not disconcerted or embarrassed.
Synonyms: abashless, composed, poised, unaffected, undaunted, unshamed
Of actions, emotions, facts, etc.: that are not concealed or disguised, or not eliciting shame.
Synonyms: abashless, barefaced, blatant, impudent, obvious, shameless, unrestrained
Source: Wiktionary
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(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
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