单词 | unpocketed |
释义 | unpocketedadj. 1. That has been taken out of a pocket; that has not been put into a pocket. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > extraction > [adjective] > removed from a pocket unpocketed1797 1797 M. Robinson Walsingham I. 102 A thousand times..did my eyes glance..at my unpocketed guinea. 1877 York Herald 7 Mar. 5/5 The fun was not over; the unpocketed papers were left behind on the table. 1976 W. Gass Philos. Inq. on being Blue 10 That unpocketed peppermint which has, from fingering, become unwrapped. 1993 D. Meurin Billiards 67 An unpocketed ball is considered to be driven off the table if it comes to rest other than on the bed of the table. 2011 Observer (Nexis) 27 Mar. (Review section) 25 A departing guest, trying to tip him [sc. a doorman] a little extra, loses several unpocketed bills to the gale. 2. Not having a pocket or pockets. ΚΠ 1811 O. Neville Lay of Last Minstrel: Travesty iii. 89 It is no uncommon thing to see one of these unpocketed exotics, come into a drawing room.., with both her hands full. 1887 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 27 Oct. 2/3 The unpocketed fashionably-dressed woman. 1928 R. E. Pinkerton Canoe 150 The plain, unpocketed shirt. 2011 L. Barnes Sew Up Home Makeover xv. 154/2 You have the option of decorating the unpocketed side with your logo or name. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1797 |
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