unshedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈʃɛd/, U.S. /ˌənˈʃɛd/ 1. Not shed or poured out.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or fact of pouring or being poured > [adjective] > not poured
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c1450 Mirk's Festial 242 Forto haue savytte gyltles blode vnsched on boþe parties.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xii. 176 To blood unshed the Rivers must be turnd. View more context for this quotation
a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iii. 409 He..can make the same mass of blood exist at once unshed in the wafer, and shed in the cup.
1816 Ld. Byron Dream v An unquiet drooping of the eye, As if its lid were charged with unshed tears.
1880 M. E. Braddon Just as I Am v Dulcie's eyelids were heavy with unshed tears.
2. Unparted.
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [adjective] > not styled
plainc1330
dishevelled1493
unshed1596
detressed1603
scattered1785
uproarious1836
vagrant1862
unsecured1882
1596 E. Spenser Second Pt. Faerie Queene iv. vii. sig. G5 His faire lockes..He let to grow..Vncomb'd, vncurl'd, and carelesly vnshed . View more context for this quotation
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