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单词 unmoistened
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unmoistenedadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɔɪsnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɔɪs(ə)nd/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and moistened adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, moistened adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + moistened adj. Compare earlier unmoisted adj.
Not moistened.
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the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > not made wet
unmoisted1492
unmoistened1583
unliquored1642
unwetted1664
sicced?1677
unbathed1697
undamped1898
1583 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Serm. on Deuteronomie lxxvi. 466/2 We reade not that any other countrie of the world is vnmoystened with raine and showers from aboue, saue only Egypt.
a1627 J. Fletcher & T. Middleton Nice Valour ii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Ttt4v/1 Maist thou dye with an unmoistned eye.
1735 W. Somervile Chace i. 176 The drooping Pack..loll their unmoisten'd Tongues.
1853 W. C. Bryant Poems (new ed.) 121 They..marked his grave with nameless stones, Unmoistened by a tear.
1943 Geogr. Jrnl. 101 156 The valley alluvium is often left unmoistened a few inches below the surface after a flood of several hours' duration.
2001 Vancouver Province (Nexis) 19 Apr. a26 Their skin will dry and peel if left unmoistened.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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