unpickedadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪkt/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɪkt/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and picked adj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, picked adj.¹

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + picked adj.¹

1. Not unfastened or opened; not rifled or robbed. Also figurative and in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > [adjective] > not

untaken1483

unpicked1567

1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. A.iii Then shall we surely passe by the hyghe wayes leading to marketes and fayres vnharmed. Then shall our shoppes and bothes be vnpycked.

c1589 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Seneca Hercules Oetaeus in J. Mueller & J. Scodel Elizabeth I: Transl. 1544–1589 (2009) 447 The unpicked locks of certain trust.

1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. M You may passe where you list, through crowdes most thicke, And come of brauely with your pursse vnpickt.

1701 Laconics (new ed.) iii. 82 How is it possible..for a Woman to keep her Cabinet unpick'd, when every Raskal has got a Key to 't?

1863 S. Smiles Industr. Biogr. xi. 186 Bramah's lock was regarded as absolutely inviolable, and it remained unpicked for sixty-seven years.

1948 Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News 28 Sept. 6/4 I have..emerged unscarred, with an unpicked pocket and an unseared mind.

2009 Cornish Guardian (Nexis) 1 Apr. 54 The Story Detectives have left no stone unturned, no lock unpicked, no cake uneaten in their efforts to discover the truth about our Cornish villages.

2. Not picked out or selected; not subjected to sorting, selection, or refinement so as to identify items, material, etc., of special excellence, or which have some desired quality.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > rejecting > rejected

refusea1413

reproveda1425

offcastc1450

disallowed1539

repudiate1543

rejected1567

unpicked1568

unelecteda1586

disavowed1591

discarded1593

disclaimed1595

repudiated1610

unaccepted1612

refused1790

reject1955

1568 C. Watson tr. Polybius Hystories f. 71 Their rowers were vnpicked fellowes, altogether rude & without knowledge in the warres.

1579 T. Palfreyman Baldwin's Treat. Morall Philos. (new ed.) To Rdr. sig. Avi^v Some curious or scornefull person, findinge it vnpicked, emptie, barraine of eloquence.

1641 J. Milton Of Prelatical Episc. 3 Whatsoever time, or the heedlesse hand of blind chance, hath drawne down..in her huge dragnet, whether Fish, or Sea-weed, Shells, or Shrubbs, unpickt, unchosen.

1677 G. Miege New Dict. French & Eng. ii. sig. Mmm^v/1 Unpicked wooll, laine crue.

a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 47 Why the modern Irish Historians, I say, give us such a medly of relations, unpick'd and unchosen, I had rather any man else shou'd tell.

1765 Museum Rusticum 4 384 A small sample of each kind of seed, certified..to have been taken indifferently and unpicked out of the gross quantity gathered.

1830 M. Donovan Domest. Econ. I. viii. 277 An inferior quality of wine will be afforded by unpicked clusters.

1887 in C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 135 In a rough state unpicked, but simply roughly..sifted, it sells for £45 to £60 per ton.

1945 Boys' Life Nov. 46/1 (advt.) Stamp mixture with thousands. Sold unpicked as received.

2003 D. J. Maloney Maloney's Antiques & Collectibles (ed. 7) 680/1 Seeks ‘unpicked’ sheet music lots or collections.

3. Not gathered or harvested.In quot. 1600 in figurative context.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [adjective] > harvested > not

unpluckedc1536

unled1569

ungathered1592

unpicked1600

uncropped?1610

ungarnered1850

unharvested1867

1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. iv. 371 Now coms in the sweetest morsell of the night, & we must hence and leaue it vnpickt.

1612 W. Parkes Curtaine-drawer 4 Then Tobacco was an Indian, vnpickt and vnpiped, now made the common Iuy-bush of luxury.

1785 London Chron. 13 Sept. 259/1 All the hops that remained on the poles unpicked in that neighbourhood were totally destroyed.

1838 Farmers' Reg. Oct. 419/1 I have seen 40 acres of unpicked cotton ploughed up in March.

1952 C. A. Chambers Calif. Farm Organizations iv. 38 Much of the grape crop had rotted unpicked and sun-scorched on the vine.

2002 J. McGahern That they may face Rising Sun (2003) 191 The blackberries moulded and went unpicked.

†4. Without incision. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > incision > [adjective] > without incision

unpicked1605

1605 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Gen. Pract. Physick i. viii. 100 Set the boxes vnpickt vpon the liuer.

1605 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Gen. Pract. Physick iii. xiv. 420 Bathing in sweet water is very profitable. So are also boxing cups set vnpickt vpon the sides, whereby to extract all windinesse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unpicked
释义	unpickedadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪkt/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪkt/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and picked adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, picked adj.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + picked adj.¹ 1. Not unfastened or opened; not rifled or robbed. Also figurative and in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > taking possession > [adjective] > not untaken1483 unpicked1567 1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) Ep. Ded. sig. A.iii Then shall we surely passe by the hyghe wayes leading to marketes and fayres vnharmed. Then shall our shoppes and bothes be vnpycked. c1589 Queen Elizabeth I tr. Seneca Hercules Oetaeus in J. Mueller & J. Scodel Elizabeth I: Transl. 1544–1589 (2009) 447 The unpicked locks of certain trust. 1611 T. Middleton & T. Dekker Roaring Girle sig. M You may passe where you list, through crowdes most thicke, And come of brauely with your pursse vnpickt. 1701 Laconics (new ed.) iii. 82 How is it possible..for a Woman to keep her Cabinet unpick'd, when every Raskal has got a Key to 't? 1863 S. Smiles Industr. Biogr. xi. 186 Bramah's lock was regarded as absolutely inviolable, and it remained unpicked for sixty-seven years. 1948 Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News 28 Sept. 6/4 I have..emerged unscarred, with an unpicked pocket and an unseared mind. 2009 Cornish Guardian (Nexis) 1 Apr. 54 The Story Detectives have left no stone unturned, no lock unpicked, no cake uneaten in their efforts to discover the truth about our Cornish villages. 2. Not picked out or selected; not subjected to sorting, selection, or refinement so as to identify items, material, etc., of special excellence, or which have some desired quality. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > refusal > [adjective] > rejecting > rejected refusea1413 reproveda1425 offcastc1450 disallowed1539 repudiate1543 rejected1567 unpicked1568 unelecteda1586 disavowed1591 discarded1593 disclaimed1595 repudiated1610 unaccepted1612 refused1790 reject1955 1568 C. Watson tr. Polybius Hystories f. 71 Their rowers were vnpicked fellowes, altogether rude & without knowledge in the warres. 1579 T. Palfreyman Baldwin's Treat. Morall Philos. (new ed.) To Rdr. sig. Avi^v Some curious or scornefull person, findinge it vnpicked, emptie, barraine of eloquence. 1641 J. Milton Of Prelatical Episc. 3 Whatsoever time, or the heedlesse hand of blind chance, hath drawne down..in her huge dragnet, whether Fish, or Sea-weed, Shells, or Shrubbs, unpickt, unchosen. 1677 G. Miege New Dict. French & Eng. ii. sig. Mmm^v/1 Unpicked wooll, laine crue. a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) I. 47 Why the modern Irish Historians, I say, give us such a medly of relations, unpick'd and unchosen, I had rather any man else shou'd tell. 1765 Museum Rusticum 4 384 A small sample of each kind of seed, certified..to have been taken indifferently and unpicked out of the gross quantity gathered. 1830 M. Donovan Domest. Econ. I. viii. 277 An inferior quality of wine will be afforded by unpicked clusters. 1887 in C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 135 In a rough state unpicked, but simply roughly..sifted, it sells for £45 to £60 per ton. 1945 Boys' Life Nov. 46/1 (advt.) Stamp mixture with thousands. Sold unpicked as received. 2003 D. J. Maloney Maloney's Antiques & Collectibles (ed. 7) 680/1 Seeks ‘unpicked’ sheet music lots or collections. 3. Not gathered or harvested.In quot. 1600 in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > farming > cultivation or tillage > cultivation of plants or crops > harvesting > [adjective] > harvested > not unpluckedc1536 unled1569 ungathered1592 unpicked1600 uncropped?1610 ungarnered1850 unharvested1867 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 ii. iv. 371 Now coms in the sweetest morsell of the night, & we must hence and leaue it vnpickt. View more context for this quotation 1612 W. Parkes Curtaine-drawer 4 Then Tobacco was an Indian, vnpickt and vnpiped, now made the common Iuy-bush of luxury. 1785 London Chron. 13 Sept. 259/1 All the hops that remained on the poles unpicked in that neighbourhood were totally destroyed. 1838 Farmers' Reg. Oct. 419/1 I have seen 40 acres of unpicked cotton ploughed up in March. 1952 C. A. Chambers Calif. Farm Organizations iv. 38 Much of the grape crop had rotted unpicked and sun-scorched on the vine. 2002 J. McGahern That they may face Rising Sun (2003) 191 The blackberries moulded and went unpicked. †4. Without incision. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > healing > medical treatment > surgery > incision > [adjective] > without incision unpicked1605 1605 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Gen. Pract. Physick i. viii. 100 Set the boxes vnpickt vpon the liuer. 1605 J. Mosan tr. C. Wirsung Gen. Pract. Physick iii. xiv. 420 Bathing in sweet water is very profitable. So are also boxing cups set vnpickt vpon the sides, whereby to extract all windinesse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1567
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