Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
UNBOUND
unbound
(adjective) not restrained or tied down by bonds
unbound
(adjective) not secured within a cover; “an unbound book”
unbound
(adjective) not held in chemical or physical combination
UNBIND
unbind
(verb) untie or unfasten; “unbind the feet of this poor woman”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
unbound
simple past tense and past participle of unbind
Adjective
unbound (not comparable)
Not bound; not tied up.
Without a binding.
Source: Wiktionary
Un*bound",
Definition: imp. & p. p. of Unbind.
UNBIND
Un*bind", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Unbound; p. pr. & vb. n. Unbinding.] Etym: [AS. unbindan. See Un-, and Bind.]
Definition: To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or fastenings; to unite; to unfasten; to loose; as, unbind your fillets; to unbind a prisoner's arms; to unbind a load.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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