unwroughtadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈrɔːt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈrɔt/,

/ˌənˈrɑt/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b, 2c Compare Old English ungeworht, Middle Low German ungewrocht, Middle Dutch onghewrocht, -wracht, Dutch ongewrocht.

1. Not made, done, formed, performed, etc.; left in an unfinished or incomplete state; uncompleted, unperformed.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [adjective] > not done, performed, or carried out

undonec1380

unsped1390

unperformed1442

unwroughtc1480

unaccomplished1525

unexecuted1585

unled1586

uneffected1592

unacted1594

uncommitted1598

unhatched1601

unachieved1603

unpaida1616

unperpetrated1646

undischarged1709

uninflicted1757

unredeemed1812

untransactedc1825

unenacted1827

undelivered1895

c1480 (a1400) St. Matthew 143 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 194 Sa þare warke lewit vnwrocht, fore vndire-stand vthire þai na mocht.

1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 268 She lefte no verteu vnwroughte in the worlde.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads ii. 117 The work that should have wreaked our wrong..lies unwrought.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Peter Bell III vii, in Poet. Wks. (?1840) 246/2 Love's work was left unwrought—no brood..took wing.

a. Not formed or fashioned by being worked on; esp. of materials (as fabrics, stone, or metals): Still in a crude, raw, rude, or natural state; not worked into a finished condition; undressed; = raw adj. 2c, rough adj. 7a.In very frequent use from c1600, esp. with stone, iron.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > [adjective]

rough1364

rudec1384

crudec1386

rawa1398

unwroughtc1400

unwerkedc1430

uncured1622

unmanufactured1644

unworked1730

c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) v. xiv. 107 God hymself is nature vnformed and vnwrought.

1455 Rolls of Parl. V. 325/1 Never any thing of Silke..in eny wise wrought, but in rawe Silk allone unwrought.

1463–4 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 21 All other maner of Sylkes,..rawe or unwrought.

1503 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 21 All other maner of Sylkes,..rawe or unwrought.

1545 Rates Custome House sig. bi^v Enkyll the pounde vnwrought. iiii.d.

1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Cor. viii. f. xxiii^v An other vnsquared piece of tymber, or an vnwrought stone.

1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxxiv. 5) The unwrought and rough timber-logs.

1601 Act 43 Eliz. c. 10 §2 Other Engine to stretche or straine any roughe and unwroughte Woollen Clothe.

1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iv. 100 Brests softer farre then tufts of vnwrought silke.

1673 W. Temple Observ. United Provinces vi. 211 We then carri'd out our Wools unwrought.

1719 W. Wood Surv. Trade (ed. 2) 85 Every Country which..returns us unwrought Materials to be manufactured here.

1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere II. i. iv. 57 We saw also some pieces of glass and flint among them unwrought.

1799 Hull Advertiser 11 May 1/1 A large quantity of unwrought Alum-Rock.

1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids 212 Very large unwrought stones.

1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. iii. xi. 371 The cocoa-nut tree and the bamboo furnish all the materials for construction unwrought.

1896 Daily News 11 Feb. 2/4 Unwrought steel and cast and wrought iron.

figurative.1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. Concl. 62 Men..whose unchast'nd and unwrought minds [were] never yet..subdu'd under the true lore of religion.1886 McNeill Sir Tristrem p. xx After having lain unwrought into any new forms for a couple of centuries, the story [etc.].

b. Not developed or worked out.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > unpreparedness > [adjective] > unready or immature

green?a1300

rawa1398

indigest1398

unmatured?a1425

unripea1500

unseasonable1515

unbuilded1519

inchoate1534

unripened1561

uncivil1572

unmellowed1573

unmanured1577

unblown1587

ungrown1593

unpolished1594

rudimental1597

rude1600

unsalted1602

unseasoned1602

unlicked1612

embryon1613

unbakeda1616

unbloweda1616

unfledged1615

unmellow1615

sappya1627

embryous1628

unconcocteda1631

unkneaded1633

immature1635

sucking1648

vacuous1651

embryo1659

unelaborate1663

unmature1673

unformed1689

undeveloped1736

infantile1772

uncultivated1796

unelaborated1817

fetal1820

embryotic1823

embryonic1825

embryonary1833

sophomoric1837

seedling1843

rudimentary1851

unwrought1869

juvenescent1875

vealy1890

under-developed1892

1869 C. M. Yonge Cameos xcv, in Monthly Packet July 14 He must choose..whether to continue the art that should diffuse knowledge for good or evil, or leave it unwrought out.

a. Of a mine, etc.: Not worked. Also in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [adjective] > of mine: worked > not

undelved1602

unwrought1670

1670 J. Pettus Fodinæ Regales 86 Where he findeth a Meer unwrought, he shall score on the Spindle one score.

a1672 Earl of Sandwich tr. A. A. Barba Art of Metals (1674) i. 7 [The mine] lay unwrought for four or five years.

1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 209 This island abounds with iron, lead, and copper mines, though unwrought.

1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall xv. 617 In 1778, also, these iron-lodes still remained unwrought.

1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 15 Treasures of wit and wisdom..still in the unwrought mines of human thought.

b. Of coal: Not hewn out, excavated, or won.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [adjective] > mined > of coal > not

whole1753

unwrought1789

unworked1883

1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. 8 The whole coal wall, that is the unwrought coal.

1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 268 Unwrought or Unworked, coal or other mineral which has not been mined or worked away.

c. Of land: Not tilled, laboured, or cultivated.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > land > landscape > wild or uncultivated land > [adjective]

westeeOE

wildc893

wastyc1230

wastec1290

untilled1297

void1398

wilsomea1400

desolate1413

wastablea1450

unlaboured1474

untilthed1495

spare1508

unmanured1541

unculted1548

uncultured1555

Hyrcan1567

untoiled1578

manureless1595

griggy1597

Wealdish1598

Hyrcanian1600

unwrought1600

wealy1601

uncultived1605

incult1624

unmanaged1634

incultivateda1657

uncultivate1659

uncultivated1684

unreclaimed1753

wildered1810

irreclaimed1814

natural1827

feral1882

1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne i. lxiv. 14 Or proue at least..Their harts were fertill land, although vnwrought.

1876– in north. dialect and Sc. use.

4. Not employed in, not subjected or inured to, labour. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed

servicelessc1450

unlabouredc1450

masterless1471

unwrought1550

unplaced1558

labourless1576

flag-fallen1609

unlabouring1619

disemployed1651

hireless1651

unengaged1654

unemployed1667

unworking1696

untoiling1748

workless1758

occupationless1822

placeless1828

out of work1833

non-working1841

unhired1852

jobless1862

out of (or in) collar1862

non-employed1876

spare1919

on the beach1923

in dry dock1927

off-the-job1950

on (also upon) the street(s)1980

unwaged1981

1550 W. Lane in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1860) V. 285 Out of the decay of tillage springeth the scarcity of corn and the people unwrought.

1628 T. May tr. Virgil Georgicks ii. 55 Then make strong hedges to keep cattell out, Young beasts especially, and yet unwrought.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	unwrought
释义	unwroughtadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrɔːt/, U.S. /ˌənˈrɔt/, /ˌənˈrɑt/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2b, 2c Compare Old English ungeworht, Middle Low German ungewrocht, Middle Dutch onghewrocht, -wracht, Dutch ongewrocht. 1. Not made, done, formed, performed, etc.; left in an unfinished or incomplete state; uncompleted, unperformed. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > not doing > [adjective] > not done, performed, or carried out undonec1380 unsped1390 unperformed1442 unwroughtc1480 unaccomplished1525 unexecuted1585 unled1586 uneffected1592 unacted1594 uncommitted1598 unhatched1601 unachieved1603 unpaida1616 unperpetrated1646 undischarged1709 uninflicted1757 unredeemed1812 untransactedc1825 unenacted1827 undelivered1895 c1480 (a1400) St. Matthew 143 in W. M. Metcalfe Legends Saints Sc. Dial. (1896) I. 194 Sa þare warke lewit vnwrocht, fore vndire-stand vthire þai na mocht. 1530 Myroure Oure Ladye (Fawkes) (1873) ii. 268 She lefte no verteu vnwroughte in the worlde. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads ii. 117 The work that should have wreaked our wrong..lies unwrought. a1822 P. B. Shelley Peter Bell III vii, in Poet. Wks. (?1840) 246/2 Love's work was left unwrought—no brood..took wing. 2. a. Not formed or fashioned by being worked on; esp. of materials (as fabrics, stone, or metals): Still in a crude, raw, rude, or natural state; not worked into a finished condition; undressed; = raw adj. 2c, rough adj. 7a.In very frequent use from c1600, esp. with stone, iron. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > [adjective] rough1364 rudec1384 crudec1386 rawa1398 unwroughtc1400 unwerkedc1430 uncured1622 unmanufactured1644 unworked1730 c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) v. xiv. 107 God hymself is nature vnformed and vnwrought. 1455 Rolls of Parl. V. 325/1 Never any thing of Silke..in eny wise wrought, but in rawe Silk allone unwrought. 1463–4 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 21 All other maner of Sylkes,..rawe or unwrought. 1503 Act 19 Hen. VII c. 21 All other maner of Sylkes,..rawe or unwrought. 1545 Rates Custome House sig. bi^v Enkyll the pounde vnwrought. iiii.d. 1549 M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II. 1 Cor. viii. f. xxiii^v An other vnsquared piece of tymber, or an vnwrought stone. 1571 A. Golding tr. J. Calvin Psalmes of Dauid with Comm. (lxxiv. 5) The unwrought and rough timber-logs. 1601 Act 43 Eliz. c. 10 §2 Other Engine to stretche or straine any roughe and unwroughte Woollen Clothe. 1616 W. Browne Britannia's Pastorals II. iv. 100 Brests softer farre then tufts of vnwrought silke. 1673 W. Temple Observ. United Provinces vi. 211 We then carri'd out our Wools unwrought. 1719 W. Wood Surv. Trade (ed. 2) 85 Every Country which..returns us unwrought Materials to be manufactured here. 1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere II. i. iv. 57 We saw also some pieces of glass and flint among them unwrought. 1799 Hull Advertiser 11 May 1/1 A large quantity of unwrought Alum-Rock. 1827 G. Higgins Celtic Druids 212 Very large unwrought stones. 1841 M. Elphinstone Hist. India I. iii. xi. 371 The cocoa-nut tree and the bamboo furnish all the materials for construction unwrought. 1896 Daily News 11 Feb. 2/4 Unwrought steel and cast and wrought iron. figurative.1641 J. Milton Reason Church-govt. Concl. 62 Men..whose unchast'nd and unwrought minds [were] never yet..subdu'd under the true lore of religion.1886 McNeill Sir Tristrem p. xx After having lain unwrought into any new forms for a couple of centuries, the story [etc.]. b. Not developed or worked out. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > unpreparedness > [adjective] > unready or immature green?a1300 rawa1398 indigest1398 unmatured?a1425 unripea1500 unseasonable1515 unbuilded1519 inchoate1534 unripened1561 uncivil1572 unmellowed1573 unmanured1577 unblown1587 ungrown1593 unpolished1594 rudimental1597 rude1600 unsalted1602 unseasoned1602 unlicked1612 embryon1613 unbakeda1616 unbloweda1616 unfledged1615 unmellow1615 sappya1627 embryous1628 unconcocteda1631 unkneaded1633 immature1635 sucking1648 vacuous1651 embryo1659 unelaborate1663 unmature1673 unformed1689 undeveloped1736 infantile1772 uncultivated1796 unelaborated1817 fetal1820 embryotic1823 embryonic1825 embryonary1833 sophomoric1837 seedling1843 rudimentary1851 unwrought1869 juvenescent1875 vealy1890 under-developed1892 1869 C. M. Yonge Cameos xcv, in Monthly Packet July 14 He must choose..whether to continue the art that should diffuse knowledge for good or evil, or leave it unwrought out. 3. a. Of a mine, etc.: Not worked. Also in figurative context. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [adjective] > of mine: worked > not undelved1602 unwrought1670 1670 J. Pettus Fodinæ Regales 86 Where he findeth a Meer unwrought, he shall score on the Spindle one score. a1672 Earl of Sandwich tr. A. A. Barba Art of Metals (1674) i. 7 [The mine] lay unwrought for four or five years. 1796 J. Morse Amer. Universal Geogr. (new ed.) II. 209 This island abounds with iron, lead, and copper mines, though unwrought. 1839 H. T. De la Beche Rep. Geol. Cornwall xv. 617 In 1778, also, these iron-lodes still remained unwrought. 1863 N. Hawthorne Our Old Home II. 15 Treasures of wit and wisdom..still in the unwrought mines of human thought. b. Of coal: Not hewn out, excavated, or won. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [adjective] > mined > of coal > not whole1753 unwrought1789 unworked1883 1789 J. Williams Nat. Hist. Mineral Kingdom I. 8 The whole coal wall, that is the unwrought coal. 1883 W. S. Gresley Gloss. Terms Coal Mining 268 Unwrought or Unworked, coal or other mineral which has not been mined or worked away. c. Of land: Not tilled, laboured, or cultivated. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > land > landscape > wild or uncultivated land > [adjective] westeeOE wildc893 wastyc1230 wastec1290 untilled1297 void1398 wilsomea1400 desolate1413 wastablea1450 unlaboured1474 untilthed1495 spare1508 unmanured1541 unculted1548 uncultured1555 Hyrcan1567 untoiled1578 manureless1595 griggy1597 Wealdish1598 Hyrcanian1600 unwrought1600 wealy1601 uncultived1605 incult1624 unmanaged1634 incultivateda1657 uncultivate1659 uncultivated1684 unreclaimed1753 wildered1810 irreclaimed1814 natural1827 feral1882 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne i. lxiv. 14 Or proue at least..Their harts were fertill land, although vnwrought. 1876– in north. dialect and Sc. use. 4. Not employed in, not subjected or inured to, labour. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > lack of work > [adjective] > not working or unemployed servicelessc1450 unlabouredc1450 masterless1471 unwrought1550 unplaced1558 labourless1576 flag-fallen1609 unlabouring1619 disemployed1651 hireless1651 unengaged1654 unemployed1667 unworking1696 untoiling1748 workless1758 occupationless1822 placeless1828 out of work1833 non-working1841 unhired1852 jobless1862 out of (or in) collar1862 non-employed1876 spare1919 on the beach1923 in dry dock1927 off-the-job1950 on (also upon) the street(s)1980 unwaged1981 1550 W. Lane in J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (1860) V. 285 Out of the decay of tillage springeth the scarcity of corn and the people unwrought. 1628 T. May tr. Virgil Georgicks ii. 55 Then make strong hedges to keep cattell out, Young beasts especially, and yet unwrought. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022). unwroughtadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈrɔːt/, U.S. /ˌənˈrɔt/, /ˌənˈrɑt/ Etymology: < unwork v. As past participle: put back or restored to a former condition; undone. ΘΚΠ the world > time > change > change to something else, transformation > change of direction, reversion > [adjective] relapsed1499 retrogradatea1550 revert1567 unwrought1726 involutionary1920 1726 E. Fenton in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey IV. xix. 177 The woof unwrought the Suitor-train surprize. 1850 E. B. Browning Sonnets from Portuguese xiv, in Poems (new ed.) II. 451 These things..may Be changed, or change for thee,—and love so wrought, May be unwrought so. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹c1400adj.²1726
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