单词 | unexpanded |
释义 | unexpandedadj. (un- prefix1 2.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > reduction in size or extent > [adjective] > concentrated into small compass compact1430 compendiate1593 compacted1598 concentrated1652 unexpanded1664 sublimated1884 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 110 The Quicksilver,..over~powring the Atmosphærical or unexpanded Ayr, falls down. 1712 R. Blackmore Creation vi. 282 So every Fœtus bears a secret Hoard, With sleeping, unexpanded Issue stor'd. 1796 W. Withering Arrangem. Brit. Plants (ed. 3) III. 657 Leaves, and especially the unexpanded heads, with a good deal of woolliness. 1854 J. D. Hooker Himalayan Jrnls. I. vi. 163 Most of its flowers drop unexpanded from the tree. 1887 W. Phillips Man. Brit. Discomycetes 358 The unexpanded cups somewhat like a Cucurbitaria. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1664 |
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