unarmedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈɑːmd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈɑrmd/

Forms: Also Middle English uniarmed, Middle English Scottish unermyt, onarmed.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

a. Not armed; having no armour or weapons.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > not

weaponlessa1000

unweaponedc1200

barec1275

unarmed1297

nakedc1300

plaina1400

disarmedc1425

unboden1456

unbarbed1565

unbarded1598

unmunitioned1626

armlessa1640

munitionless1871

barehanded1874

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable > unprotected

nakedeOE

openeOE

yemelesc897

bare1297

unarmed1297

berghlessa1325

subjectc1384

undefensablec1412

unfencible1513

defenceless1532

wide open?1544

undefended1564

unfended1576

indefensive1586

undefensive1587

fenceless1594

unprotected1597

undefensible1616

unscreened1648

defendless1738

uncovereda1795

screenless1837

undefendable1938

1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 11274 Vn iarmed out he wende to þe barons wel stille.

c1330 Arth. & Merl. 6947 (Kölbing) Vnarmed were þe paiens alle, Our folk hem gun to talle.

a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 353 Þey fiȝteþ vnarmed, naked in body.

1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy iii. 1719 Cruelly þei had his hede of smet, For he vnarmyd al at meschef stood.

c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 106 A man yat is outhir vnarmyt, or euill armyt, may nocht hald felde jn bataill place.

c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxvii. 230 All his company were vnarmed, & all the other .xl. were clene armed.

1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue Ep. Ded. sig. *iij Neither are able many of them being vnarmed to withstand the enemy.

1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav. iii. 89 I neuer could see a Greeke come forth of his house vnarmed.

1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 622 He all unarm'd Shall chase thee with the terror of his voice.

1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. vi. 200 He came down unarmed to a centinel of ours.

1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 170 An unarmed defenceless stranger.

1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. 223 The Thracians were keeping very negligent guard, and, in imagined security, were mostly unarmed.

1882 H. de Windt On Equator 69 The remainder of the tribe were unarmed, as it is made a strict rule in Sarawak that..all arms..shall be left behind.

absolute.1590 H. Barwick Breefe Disc. Weapons 10 b The musket..will kill the armed of proofe at ten skore yardes,..and the vnarmed at thirty skore.in extended use.1637 J. Milton Comus 20 Th'unarmed weaknesse of one virgin Alone, and helplesse!1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. ix. 205 Sin's dark tactics, such as boyish man, Unarmed by strength divine, could ill withstand.

b. unarmed combat.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > without weapons

unarmed combat1947

1947 ‘N. Shute’ Chequer Board ix. 262 ‘You went on to a course in unarmed combat. What did they teach you to do there?’ ‘We was taught how to attack an armed man just with our hands and feet.’

1957 J. Braine Room at Top xxx. 252 A hand on my shoulder..started the Unarmed Combat reflexes working.

1973 J. R. L. Anderson Death on Rocks ii. 39 If I could get my hands on him—well, I'd been quite good at what the Army calls unarmed combat.

2. Of animals, etc.: Not fitted for attack; not furnished with horns, teeth, or the like.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > armed > unarmed

unarmed1398

weaponless1537

mutic1821

1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xviii. lxxx The schepe..is a nesche beeste and bereþ wolle & is vnarmed & plesinge in herte.

1649 R. Lovelace Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs 140 A Falcon..Unarm'd of Wings and Scaly Oare.

1804 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. V. i. 14 Unarmed Silure, Silurus Inermis.

1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 495 Furcularia... The body is unarmed.

1855 D. T. Ansted in Orr's Circle Sci.: Inorg. Nature 108 Reptiles..whose two tusks, in an otherwise unarmed jaw, strikingly distinguish them from any of their contemporaries.

1869 T. H. Tanner Clin. Med. (ed. 2) 309 The unarmed or beef tape-worm,..as its name implies, is unfurnished with hooks around its head.

3. Of plants: Destitute of prickles, spines, or thorns.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > thorn or prickle > [adjective] > thornless

prickless1601

unthorny1646

unarmed1682

inerm1760

thornless1776

unthorned1806

inermous1828

1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iv. ii. vi. App. 175 The Top is Thorny, as in Furz; or Unarmed. Unarmed, either Produced, that is, Poynted, or at least, Roundish.

1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. K4^v Inerme folium, an unarmed leaf.

1845 W. E. Steele Field Bot. 218 Bracts of invol. linear-lanceolate, almost unarmed.

1855 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. II. 298 Unarmed Hornwort. Fruit without either spines or tubercles.

1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 107 Prunus communis,..Sub-sp. domestica;..branches straight unarmed.

4. Of things: Not provided with anything that assists or strengthens.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > equipped or fitted out > not

barec1200

unweaponedc1200

ungraithedc1290

unwarnishedc1425

unfurnished1549

ungeared1568

unappointed1579

unarmed1693

unfitted1708

unequipped1895

1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires x. 204 The same foulness does to Age belong, The self same Palsie..And Gums unarm'd to mumble Meat in vain.

a1721 M. Prior Journey to Copt-Hall 12 I mount, and great as Hudibrass, With unarm'd kick urge on my horse.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxvii. 200 Pattens..sank less deeply than the unarmed feet.

1860 R. W. Emerson Behaviour in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 156 In Siberia a late traveller found men who could see the satellites of Jupiter with their unarmed eye.

†5. Of a magnet: Not provided with an armature. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > magnetic devices or materials > [adjective] > having armature > not

unarmeda1680

a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) ii. 120 Two large loadstones, one armed with steel,..another..is unarmed.

1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 325 I placed the Pole of the upper Armour about 4 or 5 Inches from the Top of the unarmed Bar.

1777 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 67 135 A fine, smooth, unarmed load-stone.

Derivatives

unˈarmedness n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] > state of being unarmed

unarmedness1684

indefensibleness1690

1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 208 This Lamblike condition of it is chiefly represented in this present Vision, its seeming harmlesness and unarmedness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unarmed
释义	unarmedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈɑːmd/, U.S. /ˌənˈɑrmd/ Forms: Also Middle English uniarmed, Middle English Scottish unermyt, onarmed. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. 1. a. Not armed; having no armour or weapons. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [adjective] > not weaponlessa1000 unweaponedc1200 barec1275 unarmed1297 nakedc1300 plaina1400 disarmedc1425 unboden1456 unbarbed1565 unbarded1598 unmunitioned1626 armlessa1640 munitionless1871 barehanded1874 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable > unprotected nakedeOE openeOE yemelesc897 bare1297 unarmed1297 berghlessa1325 subjectc1384 undefensablec1412 unfencible1513 defenceless1532 wide open?1544 undefended1564 unfended1576 indefensive1586 undefensive1587 fenceless1594 unprotected1597 undefensible1616 unscreened1648 defendless1738 uncovereda1795 screenless1837 undefendable1938 1297 R. Gloucester's Chron. (Rolls) 11274 Vn iarmed out he wende to þe barons wel stille. c1330 Arth. & Merl. 6947 (Kölbing) Vnarmed were þe paiens alle, Our folk hem gun to talle. a1387 J. Trevisa tr. R. Higden Polychron. (St. John's Cambr.) (1865) I. 353 Þey fiȝteþ vnarmed, naked in body. 1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy iii. 1719 Cruelly þei had his hede of smet, For he vnarmyd al at meschef stood. c1485 ( G. Hay Bk. Law of Armys (2005) 106 A man yat is outhir vnarmyt, or euill armyt, may nocht hald felde jn bataill place. c1515 Ld. Berners tr. Bk. Duke Huon of Burdeux (1882–7) lxvii. 230 All his company were vnarmed, & all the other .xl. were clene armed. 1579 W. Wilkinson Confut. Familye of Loue Ep. Ded. sig. iij Neither are able many of them being vnarmed to withstand the enemy. 1632 W. Lithgow Totall Disc. Trav.* iii. 89 I neuer could see a Greeke come forth of his house vnarmed. 1671 J. Milton Paradise Regain'd iv. 622 He all unarm'd Shall chase thee with the terror of his voice. View more context for this quotation 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. vi. 200 He came down unarmed to a centinel of ours. 1794 S. Williams Nat. & Civil Hist. Vermont 170 An unarmed defenceless stranger. 1839 C. Thirlwall Hist. Greece VI. 223 The Thracians were keeping very negligent guard, and, in imagined security, were mostly unarmed. 1882 H. de Windt On Equator 69 The remainder of the tribe were unarmed, as it is made a strict rule in Sarawak that..all arms..shall be left behind. absolute.1590 H. Barwick Breefe Disc. Weapons 10 b The musket..will kill the armed of proofe at ten skore yardes,..and the vnarmed at thirty skore.in extended use.1637 J. Milton Comus 20 Th'unarmed weaknesse of one virgin Alone, and helplesse!1827 R. Pollok Course of Time II. ix. 205 Sin's dark tactics, such as boyish man, Unarmed by strength divine, could ill withstand. b. unarmed combat. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > fighting > [noun] > without weapons unarmed combat1947 1947 ‘N. Shute’ Chequer Board ix. 262 ‘You went on to a course in unarmed combat. What did they teach you to do there?’ ‘We was taught how to attack an armed man just with our hands and feet.’ 1957 J. Braine Room at Top xxx. 252 A hand on my shoulder..started the Unarmed Combat reflexes working. 1973 J. R. L. Anderson Death on Rocks ii. 39 If I could get my hands on him—well, I'd been quite good at what the Army calls unarmed combat. 2. Of animals, etc.: Not fitted for attack; not furnished with horns, teeth, or the like. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > animal body > general parts > [adjective] > armed > unarmed unarmed1398 weaponless1537 mutic1821 1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomew de Glanville De Proprietatibus Rerum (Bodl.) xviii. lxxx The schepe..is a nesche beeste and bereþ wolle & is vnarmed & plesinge in herte. 1649 R. Lovelace Lucasta: Epodes, Odes, Sonnets, Songs 140 A Falcon..Unarm'd of Wings and Scaly Oare. 1804 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. V. i. 14 Unarmed Silure, Silurus Inermis. 1834 H. McMurtrie tr. G. Cuvier Animal Kingdom (abridged ed.) 495 Furcularia... The body is unarmed. 1855 D. T. Ansted in Orr's Circle Sci.: Inorg. Nature 108 Reptiles..whose two tusks, in an otherwise unarmed jaw, strikingly distinguish them from any of their contemporaries. 1869 T. H. Tanner Clin. Med. (ed. 2) 309 The unarmed or beef tape-worm,..as its name implies, is unfurnished with hooks around its head. 3. Of plants: Destitute of prickles, spines, or thorns. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > thorn or prickle > [adjective] > thornless prickless1601 unthorny1646 unarmed1682 inerm1760 thornless1776 unthorned1806 inermous1828 1682 N. Grew Anat. Plants iv. ii. vi. App. 175 The Top is Thorny, as in Furz; or Unarmed. Unarmed, either Produced, that is, Poynted, or at least, Roundish. 1793 T. Martyn Lang. Bot. sig. K4^v Inerme folium, an unarmed leaf. 1845 W. E. Steele Field Bot. 218 Bracts of invol. linear-lanceolate, almost unarmed. 1855 A. Pratt Flowering Plants & Ferns Great Brit. II. 298 Unarmed Hornwort. Fruit without either spines or tubercles. 1870 J. D. Hooker Student's Flora Brit. Islands 107 Prunus communis,..Sub-sp. domestica;..branches straight unarmed. 4. Of things: Not provided with anything that assists or strengthens. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > supply > [adjective] > provided or supplied with something > equipped or fitted out > not barec1200 unweaponedc1200 ungraithedc1290 unwarnishedc1425 unfurnished1549 ungeared1568 unappointed1579 unarmed1693 unfitted1708 unequipped1895 1693 J. Dryden tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires x. 204 The same foulness does to Age belong, The self same Palsie..And Gums unarm'd to mumble Meat in vain. a1721 M. Prior Journey to Copt-Hall 12 I mount, and great as Hudibrass, With unarm'd kick urge on my horse. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxvii. 200 Pattens..sank less deeply than the unarmed feet. 1860 R. W. Emerson Behaviour in Conduct of Life (London ed.) 156 In Siberia a late traveller found men who could see the satellites of Jupiter with their unarmed eye. †5. Of a magnet: Not provided with an armature. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > magnetic devices or materials > [adjective] > having armature > not unarmeda1680 a1680 J. Bargrave Pope Alexander VII (1867) ii. 120 Two large loadstones, one armed with steel,..another..is unarmed. 1731 Philos. Trans. 1729–30 (Royal Soc.) 36 325 I placed the Pole of the upper Armour about 4 or 5 Inches from the Top of the unarmed Bar. 1777 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 67 135 A fine, smooth, unarmed load-stone. Derivatives unˈarmedness n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > arming or equipping with weapons > [noun] > state of being unarmed unarmedness1684 indefensibleness1690 1684 S. E. Answer Remarks upon Dr. H. More 208 This Lamblike condition of it is chiefly represented in this present Vision, its seeming harmlesness and unarmedness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1297
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