† unbowv.

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a.

Obsolete.

transitive. To unbend, to straighten.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > straightness > make straight [verb (transitive)]

unfoldc890

evenOE

rightc1275

rectifyc1475

straight1530

unbow1538

straighten1542

unarch1598

uncrisp1598

uncurl1598

undouble1611

untuck1611

unwind1614

bendc1616

unbend1663

unwarp1670

evolve1689

unwrap1859

unkink1891

dekink1957

1538 T. Elyot Dict. Decircino,..to vnbowe, or to bringe out of compasse, or roundenesse.

1621 F. Quarles Hadassa ii, in Wks. (1880) II. 57/2 Her lowly bended body she vnbow'd.

1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme ii. i. §6 As in little pieces of Wood naturally bow'd like a Man's Elbow, the Carver doth not unbow it but..shapes it into the Compleat Figure of a Man's Arm.

figurative.1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. vi. 118 Because looking back would unbowe his resolution.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unbow
释义	† unbowv. Etymology: un- prefix² 1a. Obsolete. transitive. To unbend, to straighten. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > make straight [verb (transitive)] unfoldc890 evenOE rightc1275 rectifyc1475 straight1530 unbow1538 straighten1542 unarch1598 uncrisp1598 uncurl1598 undouble1611 untuck1611 unwind1614 bendc1616 unbend1663 unwarp1670 evolve1689 unwrap1859 unkink1891 dekink1957 1538 T. Elyot Dict. Decircino,..to vnbowe, or to bringe out of compasse, or roundenesse. 1621 F. Quarles Hadassa ii, in Wks. (1880) II. 57/2 Her lowly bended body she vnbow'd. 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme ii. i. §6 As in little pieces of Wood naturally bow'd like a Man's Elbow, the Carver doth not unbow it but..shapes it into the Compleat Figure of a Man's Arm. figurative.1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. vi. 118 Because looking back would unbowe his resolution. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < v.1538
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