† unpinionedadj.¹

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pinioned adj.¹

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

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pinioned adj.¹

Obsolete.

Without pinions or wings. Chiefly figurative and in figurative context.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having wings > not furnished with pinions

unpinioned1615

1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 26 Vnpiniond Muses (such as nere could flie) Further than vnplum'd birds now presse as high As Eagles.

1662 N. Horsman Spiritual Bee (end matter) The wings of Hours unpinion'd are Else sure they'de move more swift by far.

1769 Public Advertiser 21 Apr. The poor unpinioned Fowl flutters still, and attempts to ascend.

1793 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. I Diasgell, without a wing, unpinioned.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

unpinionedadj.²

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪnjənd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈpɪnjənd/

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pinioned adj.²

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pinioned adj.²

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pinioned adj.²

1. Not bound or tied. Also figurative. Now somewhat rare.

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society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [adjective] > free from confinement

freeOE

deliverc1300

loose1303

unironedc1450

unbandoned1487

slack1565

unshut1610

unpinioned1621

unthronged1648

untrapped1648

unconfined1649

footloose1702

unensnareda1711

uncaged1731

unlockeda1740

unfettered1748

uncramped1797

unshackled1816

unleashed1825

foot-free1837

unhandcuffed1861

1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis iii. 85 And of themselues, as if dissolu'd by charmes, The fetters fall from his vnpinion'd armes [L. lapsasque lacertissponte sua fama est nullo solvente catenas].

1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. l. 305 What a duce has he to cry at? Unswaddled, unpinioned, unswathed, legs and arms at full liberty.

1794 T. Dwight Greenfield Hill vii. 168 Th' unfetter'd conscience, and th' unpinion'd mind.

1836 New Monthly Belle Assemblée Mar. 130/1 I was..rowed to the shore, and there left, unpinioned.

1901 O. T. Shuck Hist. Bench & Bar Calif. 273 While the sheriff was thus being fought off the prisoner was hanged. His arms were left unpinioned.

1981 E. Van Lustbader Sirens ix. 329 She imagined her unpinioned hands wrapped around Dr. Geist's chunky throat.

2. Of a bird or its wings: not having the pinions cut. Also figurative and in figurative contexts.

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the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having wings > clipped > not

unpinioned1622

1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre v. x. 199 His power must be..vnrestrained, that flying with vnpinion'd wings it may seeme to be hid within the Skie of the greatest Actions.

1632 Orders Lawes & Anc. Customes Swanns 3 If any marked Swanne be vnpinioned, and thereby doe or may fly, the Owner of that Swanne is to pay Foure-pence.

1667 S. Woodford Paraphr. Psalms David i. 90 When this wretched life an end shall have, And our unpinion'd Souls fly home.

1759 Bee 27 Oct. 97 While the works of others fly like unpinioned swans, I find my own move as heavily as a new-plucked goose.

1863 Zoologist 21 8726 Both the wings were perfect and unpinioned.

1930 Propagation of Aquatic Game Birds (U.S. Dept Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1612) 36 Unpinioned birds have an advantage, as they are better able to escape danger when roaming.

1996 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 28 Sept. 31 Those unpinioned wings give them the freedom of Corstorphine Hill and beyond.

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

单词	unpinioned
释义	† unpinionedadj.¹ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pinioned adj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pinioned adj.¹ Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pinioned adj.¹ Obsolete. Without pinions or wings. Chiefly figurative and in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having wings > not furnished with pinions unpinioned1615 1615 R. Brathwait Strappado 26 Vnpiniond Muses (such as nere could flie) Further than vnplum'd birds now presse as high As Eagles. 1662 N. Horsman Spiritual Bee (end matter) The wings of Hours unpinion'd are Else sure they'de move more swift by far. 1769 Public Advertiser 21 Apr. The poor unpinioned Fowl flutters still, and attempts to ascend. 1793 W. O. Pughe Geiriadur Cynmraeg a Saesoneg: Welsh & Eng. Dict. I Diasgell, without a wing, unpinioned. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2019). unpinionedadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpɪnjənd/, U.S. /ˌənˈpɪnjənd/ Forms: see un- prefix¹ and pinioned adj.² Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, pinioned adj.² Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + pinioned adj.² 1. Not bound or tied. Also figurative. Now somewhat rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > [adjective] > free from confinement freeOE deliverc1300 loose1303 unironedc1450 unbandoned1487 slack1565 unshut1610 unpinioned1621 unthronged1648 untrapped1648 unconfined1649 footloose1702 unensnareda1711 uncaged1731 unlockeda1740 unfettered1748 uncramped1797 unshackled1816 unleashed1825 foot-free1837 unhandcuffed1861 1621 G. Sandys tr. Ovid First Five Bks. Metamorphosis iii. 85 And of themselues, as if dissolu'd by charmes, The fetters fall from his vnpinion'd armes [L. lapsasque lacertissponte sua fama est nullo solvente catenas]. 1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. l. 305 What a duce has he to cry at? Unswaddled, unpinioned, unswathed, legs and arms at full liberty. 1794 T. Dwight Greenfield Hill vii. 168 Th' unfetter'd conscience, and th' unpinion'd mind. 1836 New Monthly Belle Assemblée Mar. 130/1 I was..rowed to the shore, and there left, unpinioned. 1901 O. T. Shuck Hist. Bench & Bar Calif. 273 While the sheriff was thus being fought off the prisoner was hanged. His arms were left unpinioned. 1981 E. Van Lustbader Sirens ix. 329 She imagined her unpinioned hands wrapped around Dr. Geist's chunky throat. 2. Of a bird or its wings: not having the pinions cut. Also figurative and in figurative contexts. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having wings > clipped > not unpinioned1622 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre v. x. 199 His power must be..vnrestrained, that flying with vnpinion'd wings it may seeme to be hid within the Skie of the greatest Actions. 1632 Orders Lawes & Anc. Customes Swanns 3 If any marked Swanne be vnpinioned, and thereby doe or may fly, the Owner of that Swanne is to pay Foure-pence. 1667 S. Woodford Paraphr. Psalms David i. 90 When this wretched life an end shall have, And our unpinion'd Souls fly home. 1759 Bee 27 Oct. 97 While the works of others fly like unpinioned swans, I find my own move as heavily as a new-plucked goose. 1863 Zoologist 21 8726 Both the wings were perfect and unpinioned. 1930 Propagation of Aquatic Game Birds (U.S. Dept Agric. Farmers' Bull. No. 1612) 36 Unpinioned birds have an advantage, as they are better able to escape danger when roaming. 1996 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 28 Sept. 31 Those unpinioned wings give them the freedom of Corstorphine Hill and beyond. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹1615adj.²1621
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