unburntadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈbəːnt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈbərnt/

Forms: (see burn v.¹).

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2a, 2b Compare Middle Dutch ungebernt, -brant, Dutch ongebrand, German ungebrannt, Old Norse and Icelandic úbrendr, óbrendr (Swedish obrand, Danish ubrændt).

1. Not burnt or consumed by fire.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > burnt > unburnt

unburntc1290

uncombusta1568

α.

c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 29/97 His bones þat weren bi-left vn-barnd amidde þe se to caste.

c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 162 Þat was fon vnbyrnyd emang þe hate colis.

1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1224/1 I will geue .vi. fagottes to burne the with all, or thou shuldest be vnburned.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. i. 27 He said, 'twas folly For one poore graine or two, to leaue vnburnt And still to nose th'offence.

1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 57 They came..to the vnburnt villages, setting afire the villages, where they last quartered.

1676 N. Grew Exper. Luctation iii. §11 Egg-shells..being burnt, are far stronger Medicines, than when unburnt.

1715 J. T. Desaguliers tr. N. Gauger Fires Improv'd 133 Put what Wood is left unburn'd over them.

1849 W. J. Thoms tr. J. J. A. Worsaae Primeval Antiq. Denmark 94 The ancient cromlechs or giants' chambers, with unburnt bodies and objects of stone.

1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 71/2 Stoves..constructed specially to bring all the air into the room..pure and warm but unburnt.

β. c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame i. 173 Anchises..Bare the goddesse of the londe Thilke that vnbrende were.1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy iv. 6527 Þei ne lefte with-inne þe cite No þing vnbrent.c1450 Mirk's Festial 163 So [he] sauet his bokes vnbrent þrogh þe grace and þe mercy of God.1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. clxxxi^v Bycause the lyghtnynge or thounder vyolent..suffreth the and thy hows to be vnbrent.1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 346 They..made a road into Scotland,..and left nothing vnbrent to Edenbourgh.γ. c1480 (a1400) St. Machor 188 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 6 Þe barne stil can ly, ay kepand it sa godis grace þat in þe fyr vnbrynt it was.a1505 R. Henryson Annunciation 40 in Poems (1981) 155 The low of luf haldand the hete Vnbrynt full blithlie birnis.1555 Sc. Acts Mary (1814) II. 490/1 Gif samekill restis vnbrint of the haill tenement.1571–2 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. II. 121 For sauftie of the houssis..being within the same unbrint and dimolissit.figurative.1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae 243 Bot now na bluid in me remaines vnbrunt and bruilzeit throw my vaines, be luiffis bellowes blawin.

2. Not subjected to the action of fire for a specific purpose. Esp. of bricks, clay, lime, etc.

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the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > [adjective] > subjected to heat or fire > not

unscorched1596

unsinged1599

unscalded1615

unburnt1626

unfired1791

unbranded1890

1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §898 We see also, that burnt wine is more hard and astringent, than wine unburnt.

a1650 E. Norgate Miniatura (Tanner 326) (1919) 15 Cologne Earth unburnt..is a very good colour for deepe shadowes.

1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul ii. vii. 233 The commonest house by far is built of unburned brick.

1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 382 When the pile is finished the outside crust of unburned pyrites is taken off and put onto the next pile.

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

单词	unburnt
释义	unburntadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈbəːnt/, U.S. /ˌənˈbərnt/ Forms: (see burn v.¹). Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2a, 2b Compare Middle Dutch ungebernt, -brant, Dutch ongebrand, German ungebrannt, Old Norse and Icelandic úbrendr, óbrendr (Swedish obrand, Danish ubrændt). 1. Not burnt or consumed by fire. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > [adjective] > burnt > unburnt unburntc1290 uncombusta1568 α. c1290 S. Eng. Leg. I. 29/97 His bones þat weren bi-left vn-barnd amidde þe se to caste. c1450 Alphabet of Tales (1904) I. 162 Þat was fon vnbyrnyd emang þe hate colis. 1563 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments 1224/1 I will geue .vi. fagottes to burne the with all, or thou shuldest be vnburned. a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) v. i. 27 He said, 'twas folly For one poore graine or two, to leaue vnburnt And still to nose th'offence. View more context for this quotation 1623 J. Bingham tr. Xenophon Hist. 57 They came..to the vnburnt villages, setting afire the villages, where they last quartered. 1676 N. Grew Exper. Luctation iii. §11 Egg-shells..being burnt, are far stronger Medicines, than when unburnt. 1715 J. T. Desaguliers tr. N. Gauger Fires Improv'd 133 Put what Wood is left unburn'd over them. 1849 W. J. Thoms tr. J. J. A. Worsaae Primeval Antiq. Denmark 94 The ancient cromlechs or giants' chambers, with unburnt bodies and objects of stone. 1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 71/2 Stoves..constructed specially to bring all the air into the room..pure and warm but unburnt. β. c1384 G. Chaucer Hous of Fame i. 173 Anchises..Bare the goddesse of the londe Thilke that vnbrende were.1412–20 J. Lydgate tr. Hist. Troy iv. 6527 Þei ne lefte with-inne þe cite No þing vnbrent.c1450 Mirk's Festial 163 So [he] sauet his bokes vnbrent þrogh þe grace and þe mercy of God.1509 A. Barclay Brant's Shyp of Folys (Pynson) f. clxxxi^v Bycause the lyghtnynge or thounder vyolent..suffreth the and thy hows to be vnbrent.1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 346 They..made a road into Scotland,..and left nothing vnbrent to Edenbourgh.γ. c1480 (a1400) St. Machor 188 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) II. 6 Þe barne stil can ly, ay kepand it sa godis grace þat in þe fyr vnbrynt it was.a1505 R. Henryson Annunciation 40 in Poems (1981) 155 The low of luf haldand the hete Vnbrynt full blithlie birnis.1555 Sc. Acts Mary (1814) II. 490/1 Gif samekill restis vnbrint of the haill tenement.1571–2 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. II. 121 For sauftie of the houssis..being within the same unbrint and dimolissit.figurative.1597 A. Montgomerie Cherrie & Slae 243 Bot now na bluid in me remaines vnbrunt and bruilzeit throw my vaines, be luiffis bellowes blawin. 2. Not subjected to the action of fire for a specific purpose. Esp. of bricks, clay, lime, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > heating or making hot > subjection or exposure to heat or fire > [adjective] > subjected to heat or fire > not unscorched1596 unsinged1599 unscalded1615 unburnt1626 unfired1791 unbranded1890 1626 F. Bacon Sylua Syluarum §898 We see also, that burnt wine is more hard and astringent, than wine unburnt. a1650 E. Norgate Miniatura (Tanner 326) (1919) 15 Cologne Earth unburnt..is a very good colour for deepe shadowes. 1815 M. Elphinstone Acct. Kingdom Caubul ii. vii. 233 The commonest house by far is built of unburned brick. 1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 382 When the pile is finished the outside crust of unburned pyrites is taken off and put onto the next pile. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1290
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