unfouledadj.1
Not made foul or impure; undefiled.
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the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > freedom from impurities > [adjective]
fairOE
unfiledc1200
purec1300
undefouled13..
unfouledc1380
fresha1393
finec1440
filthless1532
taintless1590
virgin1596
untainted1609
indevirginate?1624
unpolluted1771
germless1869
Diana1870
sterile1877
aseptic1883
pristine1910
society > morality > virtue > purity > [adjective]
cleanlyc888
unwemmedc950
clean971
lightOE
whiteOE
unfiledc1200
shire?c1225
sheenc1275
wemlessc1275
undefouled13..
undefoileda1325
purec1330
unbleckedc1380
unfouledc1380
clear1382
impollutec1384
unblemishedc1400
undefiledc1400
unspottedc1400
virginc1400
spotless?a1430
immaculate1441
uncorruptc1450
unpollushed1490
intemeratea1492
incorrupted1529
unmaculate1535
impolluted1548
crystallinec1550
incorrupt1550
uncorrupted1565
undistained1565
unstained1573
entire1587
taintless1590
untainted1590
stainless1599
unsmirched1604
intemerated1608
indepravate1609
chastea1616
uncurseda1628
undishonested1631
untaint1638
Adamical1649
sincere1649
undebaucheda1656
unaccurseda1674
amiantal1674
unsoiled1699
unpolluted1732
c1380 J. Wyclif Sel. Wks. III. 388 Seynt Jame seis, For þis is a clene religioun,..to kepe a mon unfoulid fro þis worlde.
a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Trin. Cambr.) l. 19504 God him kepte..His hondes vnfouled of monnes blood.
a1470 J. Hardyng Chron. lxxii. vii Hir wyfehode..Afore that tyme euer was kept vnfouled.
1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme ii. xii. §3 Light and Colours unfoul'd and unsophisticated by any inward tincture.
1916 G. Frankau Poet. Wks. (1923) II. 3 The Killer~men of Valhalla looked up from the banquet-board At the unfouled breach of his rifle.
1929 D. H. Lawrence Pansies 74 The soul's first passion is for sheer life Entering in shocks of truth, unfouled by lies.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
† unfouledadj.2
Scottish. Obsolete.
Unexhausted.
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the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > capable of being wearied or exhausted > not weary or able to be wearied
unwearyc893
unwearieda1240
wearilessc1430
long-breatheda1513
unfulyeit?a1513
unfouled1535
indefatigable1586
entire1590
untired1597
tireless1605
untirable1607
unwearyinga1614
unwappereda1625
undefatigable1630
unfatigued1705
unfaltering1727
unworn1759
unfatiguable1799
unfatiguing1808
undrooping1814
fatigueless1818
untiring1859
unflagging1860
1535 W. Stewart tr. H. Boethius Bk. Cron. Scotl. (1858) II. 412 Kenethus than..maid efter thame till go The freschest men [that] onfowllit wer in feild.
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