uncoveredadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkʌvəd/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkʌvəd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkəvərd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

1. Not roofed or closed in overhead; not sheltered by a roof.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > uncovered or exposed > overhead

uncoveredc1540

c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 11667 The walles were wroght to þe wale rofe, All clanly by course vncouert aboue.

1565 A. Golding tr. Caesar Martiall Exploytes in Gallia vii. f. 192 Bycause they saw the penthouses of our turrettes burned downe, and that oure men could not with ease go vncouered to saue them.

1587 Southampton Court Leet Rec. (1906) ii. 255 The wollon hawle is vncovered and decayed which wee desier maye be amended.

1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. iii. 125 The middle part of the house is alwaies open or uncouered.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 255 Uncover'd but by Heav'n, there stood in view An Altar.

a. Not covered by clothing; bare, naked.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective]

nakedOE

bareOE

start nakedc1225

nakec1300

unarrayedc1380

clothelessc1386

mother-nakedc1390

stark nakedc1390

bareda1400

naked as a needlec1400

unattiredc1400

uncladc1400

uncoveredc1400

loose1423

unclothedc1440

belly-nakeda1500

naked as one's nail1563

unabuilyeit1568

sindonlessc1595

leathern1596

disarrayed1611

undressed1613

debaredc1620

unapparelled1622

unaccoutred?1750

stark1762

disrobed1794

ungarmented1798

undraped1814

au naturel1828

nude1830

skyclad1832

garbless1838

kitless1846

spar-naked1849

raimentless1852

undoffed1854

togless1857

garmentless1866

naked as a robin1866

clothesless1868

sky clothed1878

nakedized1885

altogether1896

buck naked1913

raw1916

bollock naked1922

starkers1923

starko1923

stitchless1927

naked as a jaybird1931

bollock1950

rollock naked1962

nekkid1977

kit-off1992

c1400 T. Chestre Launfal 291 For hete her clothes down sche dede, Almest to her gerdyl stede, Than lay sche un~covert.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Gen. ix. D Noe..was dronken, and laye vncouered in his tente.

1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. xx. 4 Bothe yong men and olde men,..with their buttockes vncouered.

1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 93 Thou wert better in thy graue, then to answere with thy vncouered bodie this extremitie of the skies.

1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. ii. 55 It is requisite that the bottle should not be handled by uncovered hands.

1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend v. 239 A band of pilgrims, moving slowly On their long journey, with uncovered feet.

b. Not wearing a hat; bareheaded.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective] > having specific part of body uncovered > head

open-head?c1225

open-hairc1380

open-headedc1395

discovereda1463

uncovered1570

balda1616

decovered1658

in one's hair1859

1570 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 331 Every man..spekeyng within the same Counsell howse, shall stand upp bare headed or uncovered.

1611 Bible (King James) 1 Cor. xi. 13 It is comely that a woman pray vnto God vncouered?

a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iv. i. 130 Rather let my head..dance vpon a bloody pole, Then stand vncouer'd to the Vulgar Groome.

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 242 The French Divines preach with their hats on, ours uncovered.

1710 J. Addison Tatler No. 253. ⁋3 The Censor, who continued hitherto un~covered, put on his hat with great dignity.

1831 W. Scott Count Robert ix, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 273 Sitting stationary..when so many noble knights..stand uncovered around.

1884 Manch. Examiner 26 Nov. 5/1 The members of the House of Commons stand uncovered, the peers sit and wear their hats.

c. Of women: Unveiled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > wearing a veil > not

uncovered1585

unveiled1606

veilless1822

1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. viii. 8 b The wiues of the Turkes..are not seene goe vncouered.

a. Having no covering; left open or exposed; not covered by or with (also †of) something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective]

bleteOE

openOE

unlapped?c1225

unweveda1250

overtc1330

discovereda1463

uncovered1530

undiscovered1542

debare1567

uncased1598

unmantled1606

naked1607

ungarbed1848

nude1866

uncapped1902

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable > unsheltered or exposed

openOE

discovertc1380

subject1490

uncovered1530

unsheltered1599

uncanopied1613

exposed1691

unshielded1700

unembowered1814

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 840/1 Oncovered, a descouuert.

1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1593) 12 They wil also that those furrowes so lie all the winter open and vncouered.

1650 Earl of Monmouth tr. J. F. Senault Man become Guilty 368 Whilst any mountains were yet uncovered with water, the remainders of man-kind were fixed there.

1663 J. Mayne tr. Lucian Part of Lucian sig. D4^v Let's finde out some eminent place, uncovered with Snow, where we may the firmelier chain him.

1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 58 He sent forth Birds, that he might try whether they could espy any Land uncovered of Water.

1793 W. Cowper Tale 17 The heaths uncover'd, and the moors, Except with snow.

1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. iii. 49 The board was uncovered by a cloth.

1830 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. (new ed.) iv. 92 The sand being cleared off..leaves the metal uncovered.

1837 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone (new version) vi, in Poet. Wks. (new ed.) IV. 103 One of the Norton Tenantry Espied the uncovered Corse.

1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World i The polished oak flooring, uncovered by carpet.

b. Not furnished with the usual covering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > without natural or usual covering

barec885

nakedeOE

uncovered1565

bald-pated1606

bald-pate1683

1565 in D. H. Fleming Reformation in Scotl. (1910) 610 Item, in the lauche chalmer, four stullis oncoverit.

1907 E. Glyn Three Weeks xiv. 169 The bed unmade and piled with uncovered hotel pillows.

c. Not covered up, obvious.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > openness or unconcealedness > [adjective]

openlyeOE

underna900

openeOE

utterly12..

unhida1300

perta1325

apert1330

nakeda1382

public1394

patenta1398

foreign?c1400

overtc1400

unrecovered1433

publicalc1450

open-visageda1513

bare1526

uncloaked1539

subject1556

uncovered1577

unmasked1590

facely1593

undisguised1598

female1602

unveiled1606

unshrouded1610

barefaceda1616

disclouded1615

unhiddena1616

broad-faced1643

with full miena1657

undissembled1671

frank1752

bald-faced1761

unconfidential1772

ostensible1782

unglossed1802

undisguising1813

unvisored1827

unconcealed1839

disprivacied1848

disguiseless1850

bald1854

unobscured1879

visible1885

open door1898

above ground1976

1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. i. sig. Ss.vii/2 The vnfigured and vncouered promises..in the Psalmes.

†4. Not having a cover laid for meals. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [adjective] > not having place-setting

uncovered1493

in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (Harl. 642) (1790) 116 For all manner of estates that are to bee uncovered.

5. Not protected or screened by another or others. (See cover v.¹ 8, 12.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable > unprotected

nakedeOE

openeOE

yemelesc897

bare1297

unarmed1297

berghlessa1325

subjectc1384

undefensablec1412

unfencible1513

defenceless1532

wide open?1544

undefended1564

unfended1576

indefensive1586

undefensive1587

fenceless1594

unprotected1597

undefensible1616

unscreened1648

defendless1738

uncovereda1795

screenless1837

undefendable1938

a1795 ‘A. D. Philidor’ Stud. Chess (1817) 98 It would be scarcely possible to prevent the uncovered king..from doubling on the same line.

1832 Proposed Regulations Cavalry ii. 17 If the numbers are uneven, the last man but one..must remain uncovered.

6. Not covered by insurance.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [adjective] > insured > not insured

uninsured1799

uncovered1892

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Aug. 2/1 The building only was insured, and all the furnishings were uncovered.

Derivatives

unˈcoveredly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adverb]

naked as a worm?a1366

nakedlyc1425

to the skin?1518

in one's (pure) naturals1579

in puris naturalibus1581

unclothedlya1626

puris naturalibus1626

with nothing on1678

uncoveredly1683

in the buff1803

Adamically1860

in the (also one's) altogether1894

in the raw1941

in the nuddy1953

1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 67 Where, unclothedly, uncoveredly, nakedly,..Hee stood.

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

单词	uncovered
释义	uncoveredadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkʌvəd/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkʌvəd/, U.S. /ˌənˈkəvərd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. 1. Not roofed or closed in overhead; not sheltered by a roof. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > uncovered or exposed > overhead uncoveredc1540 c1540 (?a1400) Destr. Troy 11667 The walles were wroght to þe wale rofe, All clanly by course vncouert aboue. 1565 A. Golding tr. Caesar Martiall Exploytes in Gallia vii. f. 192 Bycause they saw the penthouses of our turrettes burned downe, and that oure men could not with ease go vncouered to saue them. 1587 Southampton Court Leet Rec. (1906) ii. 255 The wollon hawle is vncovered and decayed which wee desier maye be amended. 1600 J. Pory tr. J. Leo Africanus Geogr. Hist. Afr. iii. 125 The middle part of the house is alwaies open or uncouered. 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis ii, in tr. Virgil Wks. 255 Uncover'd but by Heav'n, there stood in view An Altar. 2. a. Not covered by clothing; bare, naked. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective] nakedOE bareOE start nakedc1225 nakec1300 unarrayedc1380 clothelessc1386 mother-nakedc1390 stark nakedc1390 bareda1400 naked as a needlec1400 unattiredc1400 uncladc1400 uncoveredc1400 loose1423 unclothedc1440 belly-nakeda1500 naked as one's nail1563 unabuilyeit1568 sindonlessc1595 leathern1596 disarrayed1611 undressed1613 debaredc1620 unapparelled1622 unaccoutred?1750 stark1762 disrobed1794 ungarmented1798 undraped1814 au naturel1828 nude1830 skyclad1832 garbless1838 kitless1846 spar-naked1849 raimentless1852 undoffed1854 togless1857 garmentless1866 naked as a robin1866 clothesless1868 sky clothed1878 nakedized1885 altogether1896 buck naked1913 raw1916 bollock naked1922 starkers1923 starko1923 stitchless1927 naked as a jaybird1931 bollock1950 rollock naked1962 nekkid1977 kit-off1992 c1400 T. Chestre Launfal 291 For hete her clothes down sche dede, Almest to her gerdyl stede, Than lay sche un~covert. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Gen. ix. D Noe..was dronken, and laye vncouered in his tente. 1560 Bible (Geneva) Isa. xx. 4 Bothe yong men and olde men,..with their buttockes vncouered. 1608 W. Shakespeare King Lear xi. 93 Thou wert better in thy graue, then to answere with thy vncouered bodie this extremitie of the skies. View more context for this quotation 1827 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. ii. 55 It is requisite that the bottle should not be handled by uncovered hands. 1851 H. W. Longfellow Golden Legend v. 239 A band of pilgrims, moving slowly On their long journey, with uncovered feet. b. Not wearing a hat; bareheaded. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adjective] > having specific part of body uncovered > head open-head?c1225 open-hairc1380 open-headedc1395 discovereda1463 uncovered1570 balda1616 decovered1658 in one's hair1859 1570 in W. H. Turner Select. Rec. Oxf. (1880) 331 Every man..spekeyng within the same Counsell howse, shall stand upp bare headed or uncovered. 1611 Bible (King James) 1 Cor. xi. 13 It is comely that a woman pray vnto God vncouered? a1616 W. Shakespeare Henry VI, Pt. 2 (1623) iv. i. 130 Rather let my head..dance vpon a bloody pole, Then stand vncouer'd to the Vulgar Groome. View more context for this quotation a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 242 The French Divines preach with their hats on, ours uncovered. 1710 J. Addison Tatler No. 253. ⁋3 The Censor, who continued hitherto un~covered, put on his hat with great dignity. 1831 W. Scott Count Robert ix, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. I. 273 Sitting stationary..when so many noble knights..stand uncovered around. 1884 Manch. Examiner 26 Nov. 5/1 The members of the House of Commons stand uncovered, the peers sit and wear their hats. c. Of women: Unveiled. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > [adjective] > wearing headgear > wearing a veil > not uncovered1585 unveiled1606 veilless1822 1585 T. Washington tr. N. de Nicolay Nauigations Turkie i. viii. 8 b The wiues of the Turkes..are not seene goe vncouered. 3. a. Having no covering; left open or exposed; not covered by or with (also †of) something. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] bleteOE openOE unlapped?c1225 unweveda1250 overtc1330 discovereda1463 uncovered1530 undiscovered1542 debare1567 uncased1598 unmantled1606 naked1607 ungarbed1848 nude1866 uncapped1902 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable > unsheltered or exposed openOE discovertc1380 subject1490 uncovered1530 unsheltered1599 uncanopied1613 exposed1691 unshielded1700 unembowered1814 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 840/1 Oncovered, a descouuert. 1563 T. Hill Arte Gardening (1593) 12 They wil also that those furrowes so lie all the winter open and vncouered. 1650 Earl of Monmouth tr. J. F. Senault Man become Guilty 368 Whilst any mountains were yet uncovered with water, the remainders of man-kind were fixed there. 1663 J. Mayne tr. Lucian Part of Lucian sig. D4^v Let's finde out some eminent place, uncovered with Snow, where we may the firmelier chain him. 1692 J. Ray Misc. Disc. v. 58 He sent forth Birds, that he might try whether they could espy any Land uncovered of Water. 1793 W. Cowper Tale 17 The heaths uncover'd, and the moors, Except with snow. 1819 W. Scott Ivanhoe I. iii. 49 The board was uncovered by a cloth. 1830 M. Faraday Chem. Manip. (new ed.) iv. 92 The sand being cleared off..leaves the metal uncovered. 1837 W. Wordsworth White Doe of Rylstone (new version) vi, in Poet. Wks. (new ed.) IV. 103 One of the Norton Tenantry Espied the uncovered Corse. 1875 W. S. Hayward Love against World i The polished oak flooring, uncovered by carpet. b. Not furnished with the usual covering. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > without natural or usual covering barec885 nakedeOE uncovered1565 bald-pated1606 bald-pate1683 1565 in D. H. Fleming Reformation in Scotl. (1910) 610 Item, in the lauche chalmer, four stullis oncoverit. 1907 E. Glyn Three Weeks xiv. 169 The bed unmade and piled with uncovered hotel pillows. c. Not covered up, obvious. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > manifestness > openness or unconcealedness > [adjective] openlyeOE underna900 openeOE utterly12.. unhida1300 perta1325 apert1330 nakeda1382 public1394 patenta1398 foreign?c1400 overtc1400 unrecovered1433 publicalc1450 open-visageda1513 bare1526 uncloaked1539 subject1556 uncovered1577 unmasked1590 facely1593 undisguised1598 female1602 unveiled1606 unshrouded1610 barefaceda1616 disclouded1615 unhiddena1616 broad-faced1643 with full miena1657 undissembled1671 frank1752 bald-faced1761 unconfidential1772 ostensible1782 unglossed1802 undisguising1813 unvisored1827 unconcealed1839 disprivacied1848 disguiseless1850 bald1854 unobscured1879 visible1885 open door1898 above ground1976 1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. II. iv. i. sig. Ss.vii/2 The vnfigured and vncouered promises..in the Psalmes. †4. Not having a cover laid for meals. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > setting table > table utensils > [adjective] > not having place-setting uncovered1493 in Coll. Ordinances Royal Househ. (Harl. 642) (1790) 116 For all manner of estates that are to bee uncovered. 5. Not protected or screened by another or others. (See cover v.¹ 8, 12.) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [adjective] > exposed to danger > vulnerable > unprotected nakedeOE openeOE yemelesc897 bare1297 unarmed1297 berghlessa1325 subjectc1384 undefensablec1412 unfencible1513 defenceless1532 wide open?1544 undefended1564 unfended1576 indefensive1586 undefensive1587 fenceless1594 unprotected1597 undefensible1616 unscreened1648 defendless1738 uncovereda1795 screenless1837 undefendable1938 a1795 ‘A. D. Philidor’ Stud. Chess (1817) 98 It would be scarcely possible to prevent the uncovered king..from doubling on the same line. 1832 Proposed Regulations Cavalry ii. 17 If the numbers are uneven, the last man but one..must remain uncovered. 6. Not covered by insurance. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > insurance > [adjective] > insured > not insured uninsured1799 uncovered1892 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 22 Aug. 2/1 The building only was insured, and all the furnishings were uncovered. Derivatives unˈcoveredly adv. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > wearing clothing > nakedness or state of being unclothed > [adverb] naked as a worm?a1366 nakedlyc1425 to the skin?1518 in one's (pure) naturals1579 in puris naturalibus1581 unclothedlya1626 puris naturalibus1626 with nothing on1678 uncoveredly1683 in the buff1803 Adamically1860 in the (also one's) altogether1894 in the raw1941 in the nuddy1953 1683 E. Hooker in J. Pordage Theologia Mystica Pref. Epist. 67 Where, unclothedly, uncoveredly, nakedly,..Hee stood. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1400
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