unsheathedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈʃiːðd/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈʃiːθt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈʃiðd/

Etymology: < unsheathe v. or un- prefix¹ 2.

1. Of a weapon: Drawn from the sheath; not covered by a sheath.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > cut or thrust with sword > [adjective] > drawn

nakedeOE

drawnc1175

streitc1386

unscauberkedc1430

unsheathedc1430

bare1483

unscabbarded1562

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > use of knives > [adjective] > drawn

unsheathed1843

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) i. xxxv. 22 It is bettere the swerd be shethed than vnshethed.

c1602 C. Marlowe tr. Ovid Elegies ii. ii. sig. C^v My hands an vnsheath'd shining weapon haue not.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Blanc A naked or vnsheathed..sword.

1638 J. Suckling Aglaura iii. 17 Blesse mee, what means this unsheath'd minister of death [= a sword]?

1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite ii, in Fables 34 He..with his Sword unsheath'd..Commands both Combatants to cease their Strife.

1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles ii. xxiii. 67 Do dirks unsheathed suit bridal cheer?

1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain I. x. 209 He held his unsheathed knife in his hand.

figurative.1830 F. D. Hemans Spirit's Return in Songs of Affections 13 Yet something,..as that unsheathed spirit-glance I met, Made my soul faint.

2. Not protected by a sheath or sheathing; uncovered, exposed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > not covered by a sheath or case

discased1596

unsheathed1691

uncased1849

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 9 Any unsheathed or Wood-sheathed Ships.

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 24 Not only in sheathed Ships..but unsheathed too.

1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 126 An unsheathed fire ship..was left to act as an advice-boat.

1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 393 The delicate unsheathed parts of the vascular bundles.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unsheathed
释义	unsheathedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈʃiːðd/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈʃiːθt/, U.S. /ˌənˈʃiðd/ Etymology: < unsheathe v. or un- prefix¹ 2. 1. Of a weapon: Drawn from the sheath; not covered by a sheath. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > cut or thrust with sword > [adjective] > drawn nakedeOE drawnc1175 streitc1386 unscauberkedc1430 unsheathedc1430 bare1483 unscabbarded1562 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > use of knives > [adjective] > drawn unsheathed1843 c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) i. xxxv. 22 It is bettere the swerd be shethed than vnshethed. c1602 C. Marlowe tr. Ovid Elegies ii. ii. sig. C^v My hands an vnsheath'd shining weapon haue not. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues at Blanc A naked or vnsheathed..sword. 1638 J. Suckling Aglaura iii. 17 Blesse mee, what means this unsheath'd minister of death [= a sword]? 1700 J. Dryden Chaucer's Palamon & Arcite ii, in Fables 34 He..with his Sword unsheath'd..Commands both Combatants to cease their Strife. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles ii. xxiii. 67 Do dirks unsheathed suit bridal cheer? 1843 G. Borrow Bible in Spain I. x. 209 He held his unsheathed knife in his hand. figurative.1830 F. D. Hemans Spirit's Return in Songs of Affections 13 Yet something,..as that unsheathed spirit-glance I met, Made my soul faint. 2. Not protected by a sheath or sheathing; uncovered, exposed. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > not covered by a sheath or case discased1596 unsheathed1691 uncased1849 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 9 Any unsheathed or Wood-sheathed Ships. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 24 Not only in sheathed Ships..but unsheathed too. 1790 R. Beatson Naval & Mil. Mem. I. 126 An unsheathed fire ship..was left to act as an advice-boat. 1884 F. O. Bower & D. H. Scott tr. H. A. de Bary Compar. Anat. Phanerogams & Ferns 393 The delicate unsheathed parts of the vascular bundles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1430
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