unnailedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈneɪld/, U.S. /ˌənˈneɪld/ Not nailed.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > loose, unfastened, or untied > not fastened in other specific manner
unpinneda1393
unlaced1447
unnailed?1572
unrooted1604
ungirthed1628
unlatched1651
unchained1664
unlooped1716
unbolted1793
unbelted1814
unhinged1824
unclasped1825
unpulleyed1839
strapless1846
unwelded1846
unroped1849
unhasped1856
unwhipped1867
unbuckled1874
unsoldered1876
stringless1882
unspiked1902
unclipped1922
unzippered1936
unzipped1940
?1572 T. Paynell tr. Treasurie Amadis of Fraunce iii. x. 58 Nor hauing in all his goods but an yll, broken and an vnnailed harneys.
1625 K. Long tr. J. Barclay Argenis i. v. 13 Two plankes artificially clozed, but left vnnayled.
1664 P. Wyche tr. J. Freire de Andrade Life Dom John de Castro iii. 202 The Guardian of the Franciscan's Order walk't before, with the Crucifix he held up in the Battail, the Arm unnail'd, and hanging.
1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. iii. 143 The scuttle of the fore-castle..happened to be unnailed.
1829 H. Hawthorn Visit Babylon 7 The unnailed branches of the honeysuckle.
1896 Rural World 4 Jan. 5/3 Leave the..nectarine trees unnailed to keep the blossoms as backward as possible.
1930 Pop. Mech. Dec. 1020 The central plank, from frame 7 forward, is left unnailed.
2010 R. Osborn Framing House x. 229/2 Check for any missing details such as unnailed trim or missing joist hangers.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.?1572