unprunedadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpruːnd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈprund/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pruned adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pruned adj.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pruned adj.¹Some early examples of sense 2 may also show some semantic influence from pruned adj.²

1. Chiefly of woody plants: not trimmed by cutting or lopping.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > pruned or lopped > unpruned

uncorvenc1380

unlopped1570

unbranched1572

unpruned1597

unlaid1613

untrimmed1625

untonsed1819

unpollarded1830

1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iv. 46 Her fruit trees all vnprunde, her hedges ruinde.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. iii. i. ii. 673 If they [sc. women] be not curbed in time, as an vnproyned tree.

1661 J. Davies tr. D. Blondel Treat. Sibyls i. xiv. 42 Every where Assyrian Roses grow,—And the unpruned Thorn Shall dangling Grapes with purple Clusters fill.

1743 P. Francis tr. Horace Epodes xvi. 52 Where..Vines unprun'd their blushing Clusters yield.

1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. xii. 314 The unpruned taper flares a longer flame.

1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 24 The hedges grow in unpruned luxuriance.

1920 E. Wharton Age of Innocence i. xvi. 142 They hurried back to the tumble-down house with its paintless porch and unpruned hedge.

2010 E. O. Wilson Anthill v. 63 Unpruned azaleas and crepe myrtles added to the overall aura of decaying gentility.

2. figurative, esp. with reference to being unrestrained or untrammelled.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adjective] > whole or intact > whole or undiminished

unminished1529

undiminished1587

unpruned1598

unscanted1599

unshortened1744

unshorn1818

unshrunken1862

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > completely unchecked > without guidance or leadership

unmastered1565

unpruned1598

rudderless1828

unsupervised1899

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. ii. 17 After his..vnpolished, vneducated, vnpruned, vntrained..fashion.

1619 T. Middleton Triumphs Loue & Antiq. sig. B3 A Common-wealth, That is vndrest, vnpruin'd, wilde in her health.

1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxviii. sig. N5 No man ha's preheminence, but wishes to preserue it in vnpruned state.

1784 Eng. Rev. July 30 She has..all the faults, that can be expected to spring from an inexhaustible fancy,..unpruned by the severity of criticism.

1814 Monthly Rev. 74 308 Addison lives, but not undecaying, nor unpruned.

1878 J. T. Trowbridge Guy Vernon in G. P. Lathrop Masque of Poets 181 They let their unpruned fancies roll Round some old theme like hop-vines round a pole.

2000 Independent (Nexis) 23 May 14 Rachmaninov's Second Sonata, in its original unpruned version, seemed to come to him naturally.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unpruned
释义	unprunedadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpruːnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈprund/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pruned adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pruned adj.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pruned adj.¹Some early examples of sense 2 may also show some semantic influence from pruned adj.² 1. Chiefly of woody plants: not trimmed by cutting or lopping. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > forestry or arboriculture > [adjective] > pruned or lopped > unpruned uncorvenc1380 unlopped1570 unbranched1572 unpruned1597 unlaid1613 untrimmed1625 untonsed1819 unpollarded1830 1597 W. Shakespeare Richard II iii. iv. 46 Her fruit trees all vnprunde, her hedges ruinde. View more context for this quotation 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy iii. iii. i. ii. 673 If they [sc. women] be not curbed in time, as an vnproyned tree. 1661 J. Davies tr. D. Blondel Treat. Sibyls i. xiv. 42 Every where Assyrian Roses grow,—And the unpruned Thorn Shall dangling Grapes with purple Clusters fill. 1743 P. Francis tr. Horace Epodes xvi. 52 Where..Vines unprun'd their blushing Clusters yield. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. xii. 314 The unpruned taper flares a longer flame. 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 24 The hedges grow in unpruned luxuriance. 1920 E. Wharton Age of Innocence i. xvi. 142 They hurried back to the tumble-down house with its paintless porch and unpruned hedge. 2010 E. O. Wilson Anthill v. 63 Unpruned azaleas and crepe myrtles added to the overall aura of decaying gentility. 2. figurative, esp. with reference to being unrestrained or untrammelled. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adjective] > whole or intact > whole or undiminished unminished1529 undiminished1587 unpruned1598 unscanted1599 unshortened1744 unshorn1818 unshrunken1862 society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > completely unchecked > without guidance or leadership unmastered1565 unpruned1598 rudderless1828 unsupervised1899 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost iv. ii. 17 After his..vnpolished, vneducated, vnpruned, vntrained..fashion. View more context for this quotation 1619 T. Middleton Triumphs Loue & Antiq. sig. B3 A Common-wealth, That is vndrest, vnpruin'd, wilde in her health. 1628 O. Felltham Resolves: 2nd Cent. xxviii. sig. N5 No man ha's preheminence, but wishes to preserue it in vnpruned state. 1784 Eng. Rev. July 30 She has..all the faults, that can be expected to spring from an inexhaustible fancy,..unpruned by the severity of criticism. 1814 Monthly Rev. 74 308 Addison lives, but not undecaying, nor unpruned. 1878 J. T. Trowbridge Guy Vernon in G. P. Lathrop Masque of Poets 181 They let their unpruned fancies roll Round some old theme like hop-vines round a pole. 2000 Independent (Nexis) 23 May 14 Rachmaninov's Second Sonata, in its original unpruned version, seemed to come to him naturally. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † unprunedadj.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pruned adj.² Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pruned adj.² Obsolete. rare. Of a bird's feathers: not trimmed or neatened by preening. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > actions or bird defined by > [adjective] > preened > not unpruned1684 1684 A. Behn Poems 66 His gentle Azure Wings were all unprun'd. 1820 J. Keats Eve of St. Agnes in Lamia & Other Poems 101 A dove..with sick unpruned wing. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.¹1597adj.²1684
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