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单词 unburnished
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unburnishedadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, burnished adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + burnished adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈburnished.
(un- prefix1 2.)
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the world > matter > light > reflection > [adjective] > lustrous or shining with reflected light > not
unburnished1691
1691 London Gaz. No. 2654/4. 7 Silver Tankards, one unburnished weighing about 32 Ounces.
1796 R. Southey Joan of Arc vii. 40 Their bucklers lay Unburnish'd and defiled.
1842 Ld. Tennyson Ulysses in Poems (new ed.) II. 89 How dull it is to pause, to make an end, To rust unburnish'd, not to shine in use!
1894 Daily News 11 Nov. 5/2 An olive branch in old unburnished gold is..thrown across the oak branches.
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