单词 | unhung |
释义 | unhungadj. 1. Not furnished with hangings. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [adjective] > having hangings > not unhung1648 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongehangen, vnhung, or, not Hanged with hangings or tapistry. 1666 S. Pepys Diary 2 Mar. (1972) VII. 64 [Sir P. Warwick] showed me his house, which is yet all unhung, but will be a very noble house indeed. 2. a. Of persons: Not (yet) executed by hanging. (Cf. unhanged adj.) ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > [adjective] > hanged > not (yet) hanged unhangedc1440 unhung1841 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > display of pictures > [adjective] > unhung unhung1875 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unhung,..not hanged.] 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop ii. lxvi. 174 One of the greatest scoundrels unhung. 1875 W. S. Gilbert Tom Cobb ii To look upon you as the coolest scamp unhung. 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 206 The Emperor let the man go unhung. b. Not hung up (for exhibition). ΚΠ 1880 Pall Mall Gaz. 28 Aug. 6/1 It is said that much good work [in painting] will remain unhung for want of room. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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