单词 | unmantled |
释义 | unmantledadj. Without a mantle or similar covering. Also figurative: uncovered, unhidden. 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 1606 N. Baxter Sir Philip Sydneys Ouránia sig. E3v Leauing faire Tellus with vnuailed face, Drie and vnmantled. 1689 J. Shute Sacred Poem 3 His [sc. Jesus] bright unmantled Glory spreads it's Rays And heats their spirits to delight and praise. a1772 J. Graeme Poems Several Occasions (1773) 115 She [sc. reason] tears the veil, and paints their real hue; Unmantled follies stand around confest. 1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV cxlviii. 77 Her unmantled neck, and bosom white and bare. 1893 Reynolds's Newspaper 24 Sept. 2/2 Babes and children sweet..sleep on Want's unmantled couch. 1961 R. Mezey Lovemaker 54 Unwilling to bend my knees To such unmantled pride As left you in that place. 2000 Corinth 18 148 The clinging Hellenistic chiton usually worn beneath the mantle can be better observed in the unmantled figurines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1606 |
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