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单词 unsnuffed
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unsnuffedadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈsnuffed.
(un- prefix1 2.)
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the world > matter > light > artificial light > an artificial light > candle > [adjective] > not snuffed
unsnuffed1837
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unsnuffed, not snuffed.]
1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. v. 258 This latter, as nocturnal Vice-president,..sits sleepless, with lights unsnuffed.
a1854 Ld. Cockburn Memorials (1856) ii. 124 The smoky unsnuffed tallow candles in greasy tin candlesticks.
1879 W. Collins Rogue's Life xiii With one long unsnuffed candle lighting us smokily.
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