untwistedadj.¹

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈtwɪstᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈtwɪstᵻd/

Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2.

Not twisted or twined.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective]

rightOE

straightc1350

rightfulc1384

line-rightc1400

rule-righta1450

streckc1480

unbent1483

straight forth1536

unwried1558

steel-straighta1560

untwisted1575

uncurled1597

rectified1598

cornerless1605

uncrooked1611

unbended1648

retent1656

uninflected1713

curveless1800

arrow-straight1834

unconvoluted1839

unwarped1855

curlless1861

undistorted1881

poker-straight1949

1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 97 Threade it with vntwisted threade.

1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan III. 323 Have you forgotten..how you broke away from us like the Philistine from the untwisted flax?

1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind vii. 188 The warp consists of strands of un-twisted fibre.

1866 R. M. Ferguson Electricity 21 A magnetic bar, suspended by..a few untwisted filaments of cocoon silk.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

untwistedadj.²

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈtwɪstᵻd/, U.S.

/ˌənˈtwɪstᵻd/

Etymology: < untwist v.

Taken out of a twisted state.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > [adjective] > uncoiled or unwound > untwined or untwisted

untwisted1611

untwined1649

unlaid1853

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > loose, unfastened, or untied > untwisted or unravelled

untwisted1611

unravelled1649

frayed1884

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Sfilaccio, okame of vntwisted ropes.

1629 J. Ford Lovers Melancholy iv. 59 If the Fates Haue spun my thred, and my spent-clue of life Be now vntwisted let vs part like friends.

1753 W. Warburton Princ. Nat. & Revealed Relig. I. ii. 58 The solar-ight is not less real in the rainbow, where it's rays become thus untwisted.

1851 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad ii. 26 The ropes have become untwisted.

figurative.1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Untwisted, Undone, Ruin'd.1756 Monitor No. 35. 1 329 Mrs. Bull..cries out,..Lord, Doctor! we are all untwisted, all undone.1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Untwisted, undone, ruined, done up.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	untwisted
释义	untwistedadj.¹ Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈtwɪstᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈtwɪstᵻd/ Etymology: un- prefix¹ 2. Not twisted or twined. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > straightness > [adjective] rightOE straightc1350 rightfulc1384 line-rightc1400 rule-righta1450 streckc1480 unbent1483 straight forth1536 unwried1558 steel-straighta1560 untwisted1575 uncurled1597 rectified1598 cornerless1605 uncrooked1611 unbended1648 retent1656 uninflected1713 curveless1800 arrow-straight1834 unconvoluted1839 unwarped1855 curlless1861 undistorted1881 poker-straight1949 1575 G. Turberville Bk. Faulconrie 97 Threade it with vntwisted threade. 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan III. 323 Have you forgotten..how you broke away from us like the Philistine from the untwisted flax? 1865 E. B. Tylor Res. Early Hist. Mankind vii. 188 The warp consists of strands of un-twisted fibre. 1866 R. M. Ferguson Electricity 21 A magnetic bar, suspended by..a few untwisted filaments of cocoon silk. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online March 2022). untwistedadj.² Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈtwɪstᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənˈtwɪstᵻd/ Etymology: < untwist v. Taken out of a twisted state. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > uncoiling or unwinding > [adjective] > uncoiled or unwound > untwined or untwisted untwisted1611 untwined1649 unlaid1853 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > loose, unfastened, or untied > untwisted or unravelled untwisted1611 unravelled1649 frayed1884 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Sfilaccio, okame of vntwisted ropes. 1629 J. Ford Lovers Melancholy iv. 59 If the Fates Haue spun my thred, and my spent-clue of life Be now vntwisted let vs part like friends. 1753 W. Warburton Princ. Nat. & Revealed Relig. I. ii. 58 The solar-ight is not less real in the rainbow, where it's rays become thus untwisted. 1851 T. A. Buckley tr. Homer Iliad ii. 26 The ropes have become untwisted. figurative.1699 B. E. New Dict. Canting Crew Untwisted, Undone, Ruin'd.1756 Monitor No. 35. 1 329 Mrs. Bull..cries out,..Lord, Doctor! we are all untwisted, all undone.1785 F. Grose Classical Dict. Vulgar Tongue Untwisted, undone, ruined, done up. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.¹1575adj.²1611
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