单词 | unwound |
释义 | unwoundadj.1 Not wound (up). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > [adjective] > not wrapped unwrapped1570 unwound1648 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > wind-up > not unwound1648 run-down1815 1648 H. Hexham Groot Woorden-boeck Ongewonden, vnwound, or Vnwrapped. 1719 J. Hughes Morning Apparition 4 Dumb o'er my pillow hung my watch unwound. 1824 M. R. Mitford Our Village I. 222 As the hand of an unwound clock stands at one hour of the day. 1897 B. Stoker Dracula iv. 41 My watch was still unwound. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022). unwoundadj.2 Released from a coiled or twisted state; untwisted. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] > made straight dressedc1384 straightened1667 unwound1707 the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > [adjective] > uncoiled or unwound unravelled1649 unwound1707 uncoiled1844 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 305 Which Thatching most tie on with Withs, but old pitched Ropes unwound, is much cheaper. 1818 H. H. Milman Samor viii. 34 The soul, unwound its coarse material chains, Basks in its own divinity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.11648adj.21707 |
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