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单词 unwound
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unwoundadj.1

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈwaʊnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈwaʊnd/
Etymology: un- prefix1 2b. Compare Middle Dutch onghewonden, Middle High German and older German ungewunden.
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

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈwaʊnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈwaʊnd/
Etymology: un- prefix2 2, or < unwind v.1
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).
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