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单词 unmortared
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unmortaredadj.

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈmɔːtəd/, U.S. /ˌənˈmɔrdərd/
Forms: see un- prefix1 and mortared adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, mortared adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + mortared adj.
Not plastered, cemented, or daubed with mortar.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > cement or mortar > [adjective] > coated or stopped with cement or mortar > not
unmortared1603
uncemented1717
1603 S. Harsnett Declar. Popish Impostures 178 A hole in the boords, there beeing light to be seene, and wide lathes vnderneath vnmorterd.
1647 Bp. J. Hall Christ Mysticall 34 Some loose Stones perhaps that lye unmortered upon the battlements.
1664 J. Evelyn Sylva xxxii. 112 The Haw-thorn well plash'd..is a better..Fence then unmorter'd walls.
1783 T. Pennant Tour in Wales II. 2 Glol, an inclosed mountain a little farther on, has among the bushes various circular foundations of stone unmortared building.
1860 H. B. Tristram Great Sahara viii. 124 An empty watercourse, built up of unmortared stone.
1895 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 642/1 A carefully mown piece of turf enclosed by an unmortared wall.
1969 Pop. Mech. July 149 Succeeding tiers will help bond these unmortared joints.
2009 G. Tipple & S. Speak Hidden Millions vi. 116 Improvised houses..are built with light or waste material, or unmortared bricks.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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