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unexˈpanded, ppl. a. (un-1 8.)
1664Power Exp. Philos. ii. 110 The Quicksilver,..over⁓powring the Atmosphærical or unexpanded Ayr, falls down. 1712Blackmore Creation vi. 290 So every fœtus bears a secret hoard, With sleeping, unexpanded issue stor'd. 1796Withering Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 657 Leaves, and especially the unexpanded heads, with a good deal of woolliness. 1854Hooker Himal. Jrnls. I. vi. 163 Most of its flowers drop unexpanded from the tree. 1887W. Phillips Brit. Discomycetes 358 The unexpanded cups somewhat like a Cucurbitaria. |