单词 | uncast |
释义 | uncastadj. 1. Not cast or thrown. ΚΠ c1480 (a1400) St. James Less 246 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 157 Þat stane one stane in-to þat towne suld nocht be lefit vncastyne done. 1533 J. Bellenden tr. Livy Hist. Rome (1901) I. ii. xx. 209 Þe dartis war left vncastin on athir side. a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Certain Bks. Aenæis (1557) ii. sig. Ci But sone an other sort stept in theyr stede. No stone vnthrown, nor yet no dart vncast. 1662 R. Venables Experienc'd Angler x. 100 The flie were better uncast, because it frights the fish. 2. Not founded or moulded by casting. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > metal > metal in specific state or form > [adjective] > cast > not uncast1604 1604 Rates Marchandizes sig. K1v Leade vncast the Fodder..viii.l...cast, the Fodder..ix.l. 3. Not reckoned (up) or calculated. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > insecure knowledge, uncertainty > questionable state or quality > state of being unprovable > [adjective] > uncertain in scope uncertain1303 indeterminate1603 uncast1606 uncounted1783 uncalculated1884 uncomputed1885 1606 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) ii. iv. 159 Our small Art's-stock..is euen beggerd with th' vn-cast Expence. 1727 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman (ed. 2) I. Suppl. iii. 142 Other accounts are left open and uncast up. 4. Not disfigured by a squint. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > by size, shape, etc. steepc1000 standing1340 glazenc1380 glassy1412 ungladlyc1450 sparklinga1500 goggle1540 pinking1566 whally1590 vailed1591 unweeping1598 dejected1600 unwet1601 glossed1602 haggard1605 saucer-like1612 saucer1618 glaring1622 uncast1629 startling1648 poppinga1696 upraised1707 glancy1733 glazed1735 almond1786 open-eyed1799 bald1807 glazing1808 lustreless1810 unfathomable1817 vague1820 soulless1824 beady1826 socketless1833 fishy1836 glazy1838 popped1849 agoggled1860 uprolled1864 unfaceted1893 shoe-button1895 poppy1899 googly1901 slitty1908 bead-berry1923 1629 J. Gaule Distractions 328 He sees well, and his eyes were uncast. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online December 2020). uncastv. (un- prefix2 1a.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > expectation > foresight, foreknowledge > prediction, foretelling > casting of lots, sortilege > undo casting [verb (transitive)] uncast1874 1874 Ld. Coleridge in Life (1904) II. 244 The die is cast: it cannot be uncast now. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.c1480v.1874 |
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