uncombedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkəʊmd/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkəʊmd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkoʊmd/

Forms: Also 1500s vncomde, vncomed, 1600s vncomb'd, vnkombt; Scottish and northern1600s unkamed, 1800s unkaimed.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. Compare unkempt adj. and Swedish okammad, Dutch ongekamd.

1. Not combed; not dressed or smoothed with a comb:

a. Of hair (or of persons in this respect).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > combed > not

unkembeda1393

uncombed1561

unkempt1567

1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. xii. §17. 79 Accused men..with long hanging beard, with vncombed heare.

1591 E. Spenser Daphnaïda 43 His carelesse locks, vncombed and vnshorne, Hong long adowne.

1606 S. Daniel Queenes Arcadia v. iv. sig. K4^v Worthier people too, of subtler spirits, Then these vnfashion'd, and vncomb'd rude swaine.

1648 R. Crashaw Sospetto d'Herode ix, in Steps to Temple 54 Their lockes are beds of uncomb'd snakes.

1745 E. Montagu Let. (1813) III. 19 The Doctor's man, whose uncombed hair so resembled the mane of the horse he rode.

1811 W. Combe Schoolmaster's Tour in Poet. Mag. Mar. 187 My uncomb'd wig—my suit of black.

1841 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. IX. lxx. 380 The rustic air and uncombed locks of these Scandinavian warriors.

1883 Sword & Trowel July 355 All these ragged, unwashed, uncombed children.

b. Of wool.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [adjective] > unmanufactured or unprocessed

uncombed1635

undighteda1646

unsalved1837

seedy1850

1635 Rates Merchandizes sig. H2^v Irish wooll vncomb'd the C weight.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 894 Combed and uncombed wool of different varieties.

2. figurative. Rude, inelegant. (Cf. incompt adj.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective]

wanmola1325

rudea1393

lewdc1425

rustyc1425

unpolisheda1450

roidc1485

inelegant1509

gross1513

rough?1520

barbarous1526

ineloquent1532

inconcinnate1534

crabby1550

crabbed1561

uneloquent1565

unelegant1570

unkempt1579

unfiled1590

illiterate1598

unconceived1599

aliterate1624

incompta1628

scabbed1630

uncombed1633

uncompt1633

uncouth1694

coarse1699

slatternly1783

crude1786

warty1822

stumbling1859

1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island iii. iii. 29 How may I hope to quit your strong desires, In verse uncomb'd such wonders comprehending?

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

单词	uncombed
释义	uncombedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkəʊmd/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkəʊmd/, U.S. /ˌənˈkoʊmd/ Forms: Also 1500s vncomde, vncomed, 1600s vncomb'd, vnkombt; Scottish and northern1600s unkamed, 1800s unkaimed. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. Compare unkempt adj. and Swedish okammad, Dutch ongekamd. 1. Not combed; not dressed or smoothed with a comb: a. Of hair (or of persons in this respect). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > combed > not unkembeda1393 uncombed1561 unkempt1567 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. xii. §17. 79 Accused men..with long hanging beard, with vncombed heare. 1591 E. Spenser Daphnaïda 43 His carelesse locks, vncombed and vnshorne, Hong long adowne. 1606 S. Daniel Queenes Arcadia v. iv. sig. K4^v Worthier people too, of subtler spirits, Then these vnfashion'd, and vncomb'd rude swaine. 1648 R. Crashaw Sospetto d'Herode ix, in Steps to Temple 54 Their lockes are beds of uncomb'd snakes. 1745 E. Montagu Let. (1813) III. 19 The Doctor's man, whose uncombed hair so resembled the mane of the horse he rode. 1811 W. Combe Schoolmaster's Tour in Poet. Mag. Mar. 187 My uncomb'd wig—my suit of black. 1841 A. Alison Hist. Europe from French Revol. IX. lxx. 380 The rustic air and uncombed locks of these Scandinavian warriors. 1883 Sword & Trowel July 355 All these ragged, unwashed, uncombed children. b. Of wool. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [adjective] > unmanufactured or unprocessed uncombed1635 undighteda1646 unsalved1837 seedy1850 1635 Rates Merchandizes sig. H2^v Irish wooll vncomb'd the C weight. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm III. 894 Combed and uncombed wool of different varieties. 2. figurative. Rude, inelegant. (Cf. incompt adj.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > inelegance > [adjective] wanmola1325 rudea1393 lewdc1425 rustyc1425 unpolisheda1450 roidc1485 inelegant1509 gross1513 rough?1520 barbarous1526 ineloquent1532 inconcinnate1534 crabby1550 crabbed1561 uneloquent1565 unelegant1570 unkempt1579 unfiled1590 illiterate1598 unconceived1599 aliterate1624 incompta1628 scabbed1630 uncombed1633 uncompt1633 uncouth1694 coarse1699 slatternly1783 crude1786 warty1822 stumbling1859 1633 P. Fletcher Purple Island iii. iii. 29 How may I hope to quit your strong desires, In verse uncomb'd such wonders comprehending? This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1561
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