unshelledadj.2
/(ˌ)ʌnˈʃɛld/, U.S. /ˌənˈʃɛld/ Not taken out of the shell. Also (of husks), unremoved.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > still covered or not removed from its covering
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > still covered or not removed from its covering > not removed (of covering)
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1594 T. Nashe Terrors of Night G iij b Their naturall vnshelled shining mother pearle proportions might be more imprintingly apprehended.
1647 Wither (title) Amygdala Britannica, Almonds for Parrets. A Dish of Stone-Fruit, partly shel'd and partly unshel'd.
1770 Philos. Trans. 1769 (Royal Soc.) 59 382 Ten gallons of the pease, with the husks unshelled.
1802 Naval Chron. 8 28 Sweet almonds, unshelled.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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unˈshelled
unˈshelled adj.1
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the world > animals > birds > egg > [adjective] > hatched
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1799 R. B. Sheridan Pizarro iv. i O'er her unshelled brood the murmuring ring-dove sits not more gently.
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