uncurledadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈkəːld/,

/(ˌ)ʌŋˈkəːld/, U.S.

/ˌənˈkərld/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2, or < uncurl v.

a. Of hair: Not formed into, or growing in, curls or ringlets; out of curl.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > straight

uncurled1596

lanky1670

lankish1689

lank1690

straight1748

sleeking1827

uncrisped1827

uncurling1854

curlless1861

1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. vii. sig. G5 His faire lockes..He let to grow and griesly to concrew, Vncomb'd, vncurl'd, and carelesly vnshed.

1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley ii. i Thy head, Which is with greasy hair orespred, And being vncurld and black as cole [etc.].

1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 228 Two Home-bred Youths..With Honest Faces, tho' with uncurl'd Hair.

1717 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) v, in Wks. 159 Curl'd or uncurl'd, since Locks will turn to grey.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 72 Their black hair, long and uncurled.

1828 W. Scott Tapestr. Chamb. ⁋25 His hair..was dishevelled, uncurled, void of powder, and dank with dew.

1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. i. i. 26 His forehead, shaded with short thick hair, uncurled, but black..as the wings of a raven.

b. Not adorned with curls or ringlets.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > straight > having

lank-haired1687

uncurled1799

straight-haired1841

leiotrichous1855

1799 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1800) 3 322 Leave me uncurl'd, undinner'd, here to mourn.

2. Not disposed in coils or spiral convolutions; also, relaxed from a spiral form.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective]

rightOE

straightc1350

rightfulc1384

line-rightc1400

rule-righta1450

streckc1480

unbent1483

straight forth1536

unwried1558

steel-straighta1560

untwisted1575

uncurled1597

rectified1598

cornerless1605

uncrooked1611

unbended1648

retent1656

uninflected1713

curveless1800

arrow-straight1834

unconvoluted1839

unwarped1855

curlless1861

undistorted1881

poker-straight1949

1597 T. Middleton Wisdome of Solomon Paraphr. iii. sig. D4^v The adder is not alwaies seene vncurlde.

1713 A. Pope Ode Musick 5 The Furies sink upon their Iron Beds, And Snakes uncurl'd hang list'ning round their Heads.

1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 169 A serpent's plashy neck; its barbed tongue Squeez'd from the gorge, and all its uncurl'd length Dead.

1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xv. 259 When not in use, the proboscis is coiled up..; but when uncurled its structure is readily examined.

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

单词	uncurled
释义	uncurledadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈkəːld/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkəːld/, U.S. /ˌənˈkərld/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2, or < uncurl v. 1. a. Of hair: Not formed into, or growing in, curls or ringlets; out of curl. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > straight uncurled1596 lanky1670 lankish1689 lank1690 straight1748 sleeking1827 uncrisped1827 uncurling1854 curlless1861 1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. vii. sig. G5 His faire lockes..He let to grow and griesly to concrew, Vncomb'd, vncurl'd, and carelesly vnshed. View more context for this quotation 1611 L. Barry Ram-Alley ii. i Thy head, Which is with greasy hair orespred, And being vncurld and black as cole [etc.]. 1693 W. Congreve tr. Juvenal in J. Dryden et al. tr. Juvenal Satires xi. 228 Two Home-bred Youths..With Honest Faces, tho' with uncurl'd Hair. 1717 A. Pope Rape of Lock (new ed.) v, in Wks. 159 Curl'd or uncurl'd, since Locks will turn to grey. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) I. 72 Their black hair, long and uncurled. 1828 W. Scott Tapestr. Chamb. ⁋25 His hair..was dishevelled, uncurled, void of powder, and dank with dew. 1848 E. Bulwer-Lytton Harold I. i. i. 26 His forehead, shaded with short thick hair, uncurled, but black..as the wings of a raven. b. Not adorned with curls or ringlets. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > straight > having lank-haired1687 uncurled1799 straight-haired1841 leiotrichous1855 1799 in Spirit of Public Jrnls. (1800) 3 322 Leave me uncurl'd, undinner'd, here to mourn. 2. Not disposed in coils or spiral convolutions; also, relaxed from a spiral form. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] rightOE straightc1350 rightfulc1384 line-rightc1400 rule-righta1450 streckc1480 unbent1483 straight forth1536 unwried1558 steel-straighta1560 untwisted1575 uncurled1597 rectified1598 cornerless1605 uncrooked1611 unbended1648 retent1656 uninflected1713 curveless1800 arrow-straight1834 unconvoluted1839 unwarped1855 curlless1861 undistorted1881 poker-straight1949 1597 T. Middleton Wisdome of Solomon Paraphr. iii. sig. D4^v The adder is not alwaies seene vncurlde. 1713 A. Pope Ode Musick 5 The Furies sink upon their Iron Beds, And Snakes uncurl'd hang list'ning round their Heads. 1820 J. Keats Hyperion: a Fragm. ii, in Lamia & Other Poems 169 A serpent's plashy neck; its barbed tongue Squeez'd from the gorge, and all its uncurl'd length Dead. 1841 T. R. Jones Gen. Outl. Animal Kingdom xv. 259 When not in use, the proboscis is coiled up..; but when uncurled its structure is readily examined. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1596
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