In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
UNBROKEN
unbroken
(adjective) not broken; whole and intact; in one piece; “fortunately the other lens is unbroken”
unbroken, kept
(adjective) (especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded; “unbroken promises”; “promises kept”
unbroken
(adjective) marked by continuous or uninterrupted extension in space or time or sequence; “cars in an unbroken procession”; “the unbroken quiet of the afternoon”
unplowed, unploughed, unbroken
(adjective) (of farmland) not plowed; “unplowed fields”; “unbroken land”
unbroken
(adjective) not subdued or trained for service or use; “unbroken colts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adjective
unbroken (not comparable)
Whole, not divided into parts.
Of a horse, not tamed.
Continuous, without interruption.
Synonyms
• (whole, not divided into parts): complete, entire, in one piece, undivided, whole
• (describing a horse): untamed, wild
• (continuous): continuous, uninterrupted
Antonyms
• (whole): broken, shattered, smashed, split
• (describing a horse): domesticated, tame, tamed
• (continuous): broken, interrupted
Etymology 2
Verb
unbroken
past participle of unbreak
Source: Wiktionary
Un*bro"ken, a.
Definition: Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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