uncontractedadj.

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1bPrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: unconˈtracted.

†1. Not affianced or betrothed. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [adjective] > not betrothed

unaffied1527

uncontracted1527

unbetrothed1577

unpromised1688

unengaged1702

unaffianced1750

1527 in Grose's Antiquarian Repertory (1809) IV. 670 The saide Andrewe then to be vnmarryed, vnaffied and vncontracted.

1564–5 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. I. 325 He sould..keip the said Jane..as fre woman uncontractit or mariit..for the space of ane yeir.

c1625 in F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1904) I. 72 That the ward unmarried, unaffyed, and uncontracted should..be sent to Lady Denham.

2. Not brought into smaller compass.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [adjective] > loose

laxed1623

laxated1652

uncontracted1758

lax1832

the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > contracted > not contracted

uncontracted1864

1758 Idler 10 June 73 To compose the smooth feature and the uncontracted muscle.

1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel i. 49 In the Biblical Chaldee the older uncontracted forms prevail.

1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 116 This serpentine belt..extending its course southeasterly with uncontracted dimensions.

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

单词	uncontracted
释义	uncontractedadj. Etymology: un- prefix¹ 1bPrevious versions of the OED give the stress as: unconˈtracted. †1. Not affianced or betrothed. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > betrothal > [adjective] > not betrothed unaffied1527 uncontracted1527 unbetrothed1577 unpromised1688 unengaged1702 unaffianced1750 1527 in Grose's Antiquarian Repertory (1809) IV. 670 The saide Andrewe then to be vnmarryed, vnaffied and vncontracted. 1564–5 Reg. Privy Council Scotl. I. 325 He sould..keip the said Jane..as fre woman uncontractit or mariit..for the space of ane yeir. c1625 in F. P. Verney & M. M. Verney Mem. Verney Family 17th Cent. (1904) I. 72 That the ward unmarried, unaffyed, and uncontracted should..be sent to Lady Denham. 2. Not brought into smaller compass. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > [adjective] > loose laxed1623 laxated1652 uncontracted1758 lax1832 the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > relating to contraction > contracted > not contracted uncontracted1864 1758 Idler 10 June 73 To compose the smooth feature and the uncontracted muscle. 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel i. 49 In the Biblical Chaldee the older uncontracted forms prevail. 1877 R. W. Raymond Statistics Mines & Mining 116 This serpentine belt..extending its course southeasterly with uncontracted dimensions. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < adj.1527
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