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单词 untight
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untightn.

Etymology: un- prefix1 6 + tight n.1 Compare Dutch ontucht, Old High German, Middle High German unzuht (German unzucht).
Obsolete. rare.
An immoral act or practice.
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the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [noun] > instance of
untighta1300
society > morality > moral evil > [noun] > immorality > instance of
untighta1300
immoralitya1631
a1300 Body & Soul in Map's Poems (Camden) 336 Ȝwanne thouȝ me tauȝtist on untiȝth, an me gan ther offe mone.
a1300 Body & Soul (Vernon MS.) 341 Whon I dude an untiht.]
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

untightadj.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈtight.
(un- prefix1 1.)
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > leaky
leakc897
leakingc1420
unstanched1607
leakya1616
untight1622
society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > not seaworthy or unstable > leaky
unstaunch1606
unstanched1607
untight1622
unfast1648
1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre i. vi. 21 However crazie or untight my pore Vessell may be, it must stil put forth into the Sea.
1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 142 If the ouer~loope of the Ship be vntyth, or the Pumpe be faultie.
1815 W. Finlayson Simple Sc. Rhymes 27 Like some poor bodie, in his mind untight.
1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 336 When lime has been long kept in..untight casks.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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