单词 | unraked |
释义 | unrakedadj.1 Not raked; that has not been scraped or swept with a rake. Also with up. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > unasked > not asked for unaskedc1485 undemanded1513 unrequired?1518 unbegged1579 unsued1594 unurged1594 unrakeda1601 uncalleda1610 unbesought1667 unimplored1667 unbespoken1681 unsolicited1687 unasked1729 unordered1749 over-the-transom1952 the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > preparation of land or soil > fertilizing or manuring > [adjective] > conditions of manure stale1577 unrakeda1601 well-rotted1607 reduced1794 the world > matter > properties of materials > temperature > heat > burning > a fire > [adjective] > not tended by raking unrakeda1601 a1601 W. Lambarde Dictionarium Angliae Topographicum (1730) 273 Theise men..would leave no Stone unturned, nay no rotten Bone unraked up, that might allure the Simple to visitte their Churches, and emptie their owne Purses. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 43 Where fires thou find'st vnrak'd, and hearths vnswept, There pinch the Maids as blew as Bill-berry. View more context for this quotation 1683 J. Reid Scots Gard'ner i. vi. 27 Delve and mix [manure] together, to ly all winter un-Raked. 1731 P. Miller Gardeners Dict. I. at Asparagus Rake the Beds over smooth, just before the Buds appear above Ground, which will destroy all young Weeds, and keep your Beds clean a great while much longer than if left unrak'd. 1840 Farmer's Mag. Sept. 163/2 At the rake fills, he lifts what he has collected on the unraked corn, until he has sufficient for a sheaf. 1854 J. G. Whittier in National Era 28 Dec. 206/6 And the young girl mused beside the well, Till the rain on the unraked clover fell. 1940 Times 3 Feb. 2/4 It [sc. a golf ball] went sullenly along the ground till it found an unraked bunker in which it nestled. 1991 Creem Apr. 90/3 The song could go either way, rocking out at the end or dispersing like leaves in an unraked yard. 2008 C. Cudd Sell Your Home in Tough Market 11 Unraked leaves make a home look neglected and can kill the grass underneath. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). unrakedadj.2 Esp. of seating or a stage: not inclined or sloping. Cf. raked adj.2 ΚΠ 1950 Manch. Guardian 2 Oct. 3/3 This is a large Gaumont theatre as Gaumonts go, with a deep, unraked stage. 1981 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 17 Sept. c22/1 Seating arrangements in studios can consist of nothing more than unraked rows of chairs on a flat floor. 2010 J. Crace All that Follows ii. 11 The venue itself is off-putting: unraked plastic seating, poor sight lines, [etc.]. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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