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unˈgarnished, ppl. a. (un-1 8.)
13..E.E. Allit. P. B. 137 The gome was vngarnyst with god men to dele. c1400Pilgr. Sowle (Caxton, 1483) v. i. 74 How durst ony wyght trowen..that he wold leuen his regne..vngarnysed of his werkes. a1548Hall Chron., Edw. IV, 249 b, Thei shall..deplore, and lament their vngarnished estate, and naked condicion. 1591Sylvester Du Bartas i. i. 291 A Heav'n..Un-garnished, un-gilt with Stars apparent. 1621Quarles Div. Poems, Esther viii, May my vngarnisht Quill presume so much, To glorifie it selfe. 1641Milton Animadv. §4. 38 He that now for haste snatches up a plain ungarnish't present as a thanke-offering to thee. 1705Watts Lyrick Poems ii. (1743) 144 Beauteous she lies;..Ungarnish'd; yet not blushing. 1800Wordsw. Michael 19 A story..ungarnished with events. a1847Eliza Cook Christmas Song of Poor Man ii, Some scrap, ungarnished, cold and scant. 1876Fox Bourne Locke II. xi. 189 Plain, ungarnished words were certainly the best. |