uncustomedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈkʌstəmd/, /(ˌ)ʌŋˈkʌstəmd/, U.S. /ˌənˈkəstəmd/ 1. Of merchandise: On which no custom or duty has been paid. †Also, not charged with or liable to duty.
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society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > [adjective] > on which duty has been paid > not
uncustomed1393
uncustomate1510
unaccustomed1701
untolled1775
dutiless1894
1393 in W. Cramond Rec. Elgin (1903) I. 19 Al ye wol, ye clathe and al vthir thyngis yt gais be schipe owte of wre hafine of Spee vncustomyt.
1427 Rolls of Parl. IV. 318/1 To passe oute of this Royaume be way of Marchandise, un~custumed.
1487 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 32 vij hausers forfetted..in bringyng the same on land uncustumed.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. lxv A great numbre of rascal & pedlers..brought ouer hattes and cappes, and diuerse merchaundise vncustomed.
1594 J. Dickenson Arisbas sig. C4v Hee had aboord certayne vnlawfull and vncustomed wares.
1631 T. Heywood Fair Maid of West: 1st Pt. v. 63 An Englishman Hath forfeited his ship for goods uncustom'd.
1669 S. Sturmy Summary of Penalties & Forfeitures in Mariners Mag. 7 Liberty to go on board and take out Prohibited and Uncustomed Goods.
1718–9 Act 5 Geo. I c. 11 (title) An Act against clandestine running of uncustomed Goods.
1733 Gentleman's Mag. May 266/2 The Watchmen..seized 1100 Weight of uncustom'd Tea.
c1820 J. Hogg Tales & Sketches (1836) I. 304 Uncustomed wine and spirits.
1887 Times 10 Sept. 4/4 Dealing with uncustomed goods—i.e., tobacco—with intent to defraud Her Majesty's Customs.
2. Unaccustomed to something. Obsolete or archaic.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > not used or accustomed
unused1297
insolent?a1505
uncustomed?1520
unwont1552
unured1566
unwonteda1586
unhardened1600
unseasoned1608
unaccustomed1611
unconversanta1674
uninureda1708
unhackneyed1760
unfamiliarized1775
unhabituated1796
unhabituate1815
?1520 A. Barclay tr. Sallust Cron. Warre agaynst Iugurth xxvi. f. 35 Other vncustomed to suche besynesse of batayle..feredde the losse of their lybertie.
1607 C. Lever Crucifixe cxv To adulation they vncustomd are.
1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. viii. 553 Glad he beheld The steaming vase, uncustom'd to its use E'er since his voyage from the isle of fair Calypso.
1877 J. S. Blackie Wise Men Greece 179 They show like moles uncustomed to the light.
3. Not customary; unusual. Obsolete or archaic.
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the world > action or operation > behaviour > customary or habitual mode of behaviour > unaccustomedness or state of disuse > [adjective] > unusual or unwonted
uncustomable1387
unwonea1400
unwontc1400
unwonedc1455
inconsuete?a1475
insolite1490
unused1513
unaccustomed1526
inusitate1546
unordinary1547
uncustomed1552
unwonted1553
insolent1581
unusual1582
unaccustomable1584
unquainted1587
wontless1587
untrafficked1596
diswonted1600
inordinary1606
inusual1609
invulgar1610
uncommon1611
uncustomary1650
uncommonplace1873
1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Vncustomed or out of vse, disuetus.
1565 T. Stapleton tr. Bede Hist. Church Eng. iii. iv. f. 79v An Abbat..to whom..the bishops them selues ought after a straunge and vn~customed order to be subiect.
1581 J. Marbeck Bk. Notes & Common Places 730 A Miracle is a worke, hard and vncustomed by the power of God.
1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xxv. 85 My father purposed to make mee learne it [sc. Greek] by arte; But by new and vncustomed meanes.
1872 J. S. Blackie Lays of Highlands 35 I feel the keen, uncustomed temper of the thin, clear air.
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adj.1393