unlevigatedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈlɛvᵻɡeɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈlɛvəˌɡeɪdᵻd/ Not made smooth; spec. (of a substance) not reduced to a fine powder or smooth paste; having a rough or uneven texture. Cf. levigated adj.
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the world > matter > constitution of matter > granular texture > [adjective] > powdery or dusty > made powdery > finely > not
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1743 tr. H. Boerhaave Acad. Lect. Theory Physic II. 154 The several Particles in the Blood will..leave no Points or Angles in them unlevigated.
1758 R. Dossie Elaboratory laid open 250 The cinnabar..should be procured..in an unlevigated state.
1811 W. Marshall Rev. Rep. to Board Agric. from Eastern Dept. Eng. 105 The more gross, crude, unlevigated, unsalined matters.
1865 Pharm. Jrnl. & Trans. 6 513 The diameter of a large proportion of the particles of the unlevigated nitric oxide is as much as the one-hundredth of an inch.
1927 V. G. Childe tr. L. Homo Primitive Italy ii. 85 The pottery was locally made, rough and rudely fashioned of coarse, unlevigated clay.
1968 Ann. Amer. Schools Oriental Res. 39 74/2 No. 17 has a buff surface, red ware with unlevigated grey core.
2015 A. T. Smith Polit. Machine v. 174 The idols..are rather simple figures of unlevigated baked clay.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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