unturnedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈtəːnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈtərnd/ 1. Not turned over, round, away, etc.
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the world > space > relative position > inversion > [adjective] > not
unturnedc1555
uninverted1745
society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > faithfulness or trustworthiness > fidelity or loyalty > [adjective] > loyal or not turned aside
inapostate1648
unturned1760
untraitoreda1861
the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adjective] > revolved or rotated > not
unturned1814
the world > food and drink > farming > farm > farmland > land suitable for cultivation > [adjective] > broken > dug > not
unwenda1200
ungrubbedc1374
unfurrowed1566
unbroken1579
undigged1580
undelved1602
untrenched1849
unturned1904
c1555 Manifest Detection Diceplay sig. Bvi He wil refuse no labor, nor leaue no stone vnturned, to pick vp a penny.
1575 W. Stevenson Gammer Gurtons Nedle i. iv. sig. Aiiii So see in all the heape of dust, thou leaue no straw vnturned.
a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 141 He..left na stan onturned ower that might mak for the wark of Sathan.
1665 R. Oliver in Earl Orrery St. Lett. (1742) 120 I will leave no stone unturned, till I find out the root, from whence those wicked branches grow.
1670 G. Havers tr. G. Leti Il Cardinalismo di Santa Chiesa ii. iii. 190 [He] has left no stone unturn'd to arrive at his designs.
1760 W. Law Spirit of Prayer ii. 79 Whilst man stood in his first perfection, unturned from God.
1814 Monthly Mag. 38 438 Oft I took, and oft return'd This key, and left the lock unturn'd.
1822 Ld. Byron Vision of Judgm. lxvii Behold a candidate with unturn'd coat!
1904 E. Rickert Reaper 303 He wanted to see how much ground was unturned.
2. Not shaped by turning.
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society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > shaped by specific means or in specific way > not
unturned1815
1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 61 The part thus left unturned may be cut off either in the lathe or afterwards.
1875 J. Lukin Carpentry & Joinery 88 The head..of the bed..may be made of unturned posts.
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