In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNBLIND
Etymology
Verb
unblind (third-person singular simple present unblinds, present participle unblinding, simple past and past participle unblinded)
(sometimes, figurative) To free from blindness.
(business) To remove the secrecy from (a bid).
(cryptography, transitive) To convert (a blind signature) back to the unblinded state (as opposed to the blinded state).
Adjective
unblind (comparative more unblind, superlative most unblind)
Not blind.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*blind", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + blind.]
Definition: To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to open the eyes of. [R.] J. Webster (1607).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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