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单词 uncurling
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uncurlingadj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, curling adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + curling adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈcurling.
(un- prefix1 4.)
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > [adjective]
unravelling1711
uncurling1728
the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [adjective] > straight
uncurled1596
lanky1670
lankish1689
lank1690
straight1748
sleeking1827
uncrisped1827
uncurling1854
curlless1861
1728 J. Thomson Spring 11 Th' uncurling Floods, diffus'd In glassy Breadth, seem thro' delusive Lapse Forgetful of their Course.
1800 Monthly Mag. 8 726 When on the tea's uncurling leaves it lies, With golden hues the porcelain vases flow.
1854 G. J. Whyte-Melville Gen. Bounce (1855) 119 None..would have thought the long golden brown hair spoiled by hanging down in those rich, uncurling clusters.
1883 R. W. Dixon Mano i. ii. 5 A heavy fall Of dark uncurling hair flowed either side.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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