unironedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈʌɪənd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈaɪ(ə)rnd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and ironed adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ironed adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ironed adj.

1. Not fitted, provided, or strengthened with iron; (of a prisoner, etc.) unfettered, unshackled; (of a roadbed) not laid with iron rails.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [adjective] > free from confinement

freeOE

deliverc1300

loose1303

unironedc1450

unbandoned1487

slack1565

unshut1610

unpinioned1621

unthronged1648

untrapped1648

unconfined1649

footloose1702

unensnareda1711

uncaged1731

unlockeda1740

unfettered1748

uncramped1797

unshackled1816

unleashed1825

foot-free1837

unhandcuffed1861

society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > having specific surface or construction

unironedc1450

unpaveda1533

corduroy1822

macadamized1823

metalled1825

unmacadamized1826

flagless1840

unmetalled1843

corduroyed1854

woolly1862

water-bound1909

hardtop1915

c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 57 (MED) A burdoun yrened weyeth more than thilke that is vn yrened.

1788 T. Holcroft tr. Life Baron Trenck II. 58 I was thus left, four days, in peace, unironed.

1841 Documents Accompanying Jrnl. House of Representatives Mich. II. 63 The great expense incident to running cars upon an unironed road, and using horse power instead of locomotives.

1894 San Francisco Chron. 18 Sept. 9 Its efforts to dedicate the only unironed street to car service.

1900 Pall Mall Mag. 21 419 His heart sank when he saw that some of the prisoners were unironed.

1971 P. Berton Last Spike viii. v. 370 The teams were changed at Magpie camp, a half-way point along the unironed right of way.

1988 J. Boessenecker Badge & Buckshot iii. 71 The other officer..left Ben alone with the unironed prisoner.

2. Of fabric, clothing, etc.: not pressed or smoothed with a heated iron (iron n.¹ 12).

ΚΠ

1790 Ladies' Libr. II. 108 It will be unnecessary to caution an honest servant against..stirring the linen in the copper with sticks that are splintered..or to suffer it to mildew by laying too long undried or unironed.

1824 J. Macculloch Highlands & W. Isles I. 440 The shirts returned in due time; and, as they always do in the Highlands, not much whiter than before; unironed, unstarched, unannealed; but not unsmoked.

1880 New Virgin. I. 57 Mrs Grundy might possibly say something if he went on wearing unstarched, unironed shirts and coats.

1914 Pop. Mech. Apr. 540 Dealers keep these hats unironed until ready for sale, since ironing is important to give the hats the proper finish.

1962 P. Bracken I hate to housekeep Bk. i. 8 You may have an occasional qualm as you watch the pile of unironed clothes rising like bread dough.

2006 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 22 Feb. 3 wb None of us ever slept on unironed sheets.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unironed
释义	unironedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈʌɪənd/, U.S. /ˌənˈaɪ(ə)rnd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and ironed adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, ironed adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + ironed adj. 1. Not fitted, provided, or strengthened with iron; (of a prisoner, etc.) unfettered, unshackled; (of a roadbed) not laid with iron rails. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [adjective] > free from confinement freeOE deliverc1300 loose1303 unironedc1450 unbandoned1487 slack1565 unshut1610 unpinioned1621 unthronged1648 untrapped1648 unconfined1649 footloose1702 unensnareda1711 uncaged1731 unlockeda1740 unfettered1748 uncramped1797 unshackled1816 unleashed1825 foot-free1837 unhandcuffed1861 society > travel > means of travel > route or way > way, path, or track > road > [adjective] > having specific surface or construction unironedc1450 unpaveda1533 corduroy1822 macadamized1823 metalled1825 unmacadamized1826 flagless1840 unmetalled1843 corduroyed1854 woolly1862 water-bound1909 hardtop1915 c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 57 (MED) A burdoun yrened weyeth more than thilke that is vn yrened. 1788 T. Holcroft tr. Life Baron Trenck II. 58 I was thus left, four days, in peace, unironed. 1841 Documents Accompanying Jrnl. House of Representatives Mich. II. 63 The great expense incident to running cars upon an unironed road, and using horse power instead of locomotives. 1894 San Francisco Chron. 18 Sept. 9 Its efforts to dedicate the only unironed street to car service. 1900 Pall Mall Mag. 21 419 His heart sank when he saw that some of the prisoners were unironed. 1971 P. Berton Last Spike viii. v. 370 The teams were changed at Magpie camp, a half-way point along the unironed right of way. 1988 J. Boessenecker Badge & Buckshot iii. 71 The other officer..left Ben alone with the unironed prisoner. 2. Of fabric, clothing, etc.: not pressed or smoothed with a heated iron (iron n.¹ 12). ΚΠ 1790 Ladies' Libr. II. 108 It will be unnecessary to caution an honest servant against..stirring the linen in the copper with sticks that are splintered..or to suffer it to mildew by laying too long undried or unironed. 1824 J. Macculloch Highlands & W. Isles I. 440 The shirts returned in due time; and, as they always do in the Highlands, not much whiter than before; unironed, unstarched, unannealed; but not unsmoked. 1880 New Virgin. I. 57 Mrs Grundy might possibly say something if he went on wearing unstarched, unironed shirts and coats. 1914 Pop. Mech. Apr. 540 Dealers keep these hats unironed until ready for sale, since ironing is important to give the hats the proper finish. 1962 P. Bracken I hate to housekeep Bk. i. 8 You may have an occasional qualm as you watch the pile of unironed clothes rising like bread dough. 2006 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 22 Feb. 3 wb None of us ever slept on unironed sheets. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1450
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