† unwatern.

Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

(un- prefix¹ 6c. Cf. unwatered adj. 1b.)

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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > other

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1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Camelot plenier, vnwater Chamlet.

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

unwaterv.

Etymology: un- prefix² 1b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwater.

transitive.

a. To drain of water, to carry off water from.The word occurs as a mistranslation in:

a1300 E.E. Psalter lxxvii. 23 (E., H.) He smot þe stane, and watres outran, And scaldand unwatred [L. inundaverunt] þai ilkan.

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the world > matter > liquid > action or process of extracting > extract liquid [verb (transitive)] > by draining

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1642 C. Vermuyden Disc. Drayning Great Fennes 5 By these Out-falls the said Rivers and Lands unwater themselves.

1872 W. F. Butler Great Lone Land (1875) iv. 60 The St. Croix [river] unwatering the great tract of pine land.

1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. x. 192 The rivers of China unwater the whole eastern slope of the table-land.

b. spec. in Mining.

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society > occupation and work > industry > mining > mine [verb (transitive)] > remove water

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unwater1769

1769 Smeaton in Glynn Treat. Power Water (1853) 99 The first complete engine..at work..for draining or un~watering a lead mine.

1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 146 Many more valuable Lodes have been discovered, than those they were driving to unwater.

1865 J. T. F. Turner Familiar Descr. Old Delabole Slate Quarries 22 The pits are unwatered by one engine pump.

1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 458/1 Siphons have been used for unwatering workings in special cases.

Derivatives

unˈwatering n.

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society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > removal of water

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vealing1886

1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 152 The innumerable Adits..are of some importance to the unwatering of the Mines.

1909 R. H. Richards Text-bk. Ore Dressing xv. 452 Unwatering devices are used to diminish the water carried by sand, or the sand carried by water.

1935 Economist 21 Dec. 1283/2 Their consulting engineer on the spot estimated that the unwatering of the old mine should commence about the beginning of February.

1976 Northern Miner (Toronto) 19 Aug. 13/3 Stage 1 included..unwatering, sampling and surface and underground drilling.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	unwater
释义	† unwatern. Obsolete. rare. Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. (un- prefix¹ 6c. Cf. unwatered adj. 1b.) ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > [noun] > other bastard1484 handywarp1551 handwarp1552 unwater1611 fancya1652 angel skin1910 BioSteel1998 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Camelot plenier, vnwater Chamlet. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2021). unwaterv. Etymology: un- prefix² 1b.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈwater. transitive. a. To drain of water, to carry off water from.The word occurs as a mistranslation in: a1300 E.E. Psalter lxxvii. 23 (E., H.) He smot þe stane, and watres outran, And scaldand unwatred [L. inundaverunt] þai ilkan. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > action or process of extracting > extract liquid [verb (transitive)] > by draining draina1552 draw1580 spring1597 unwater1642 1642 C. Vermuyden Disc. Drayning Great Fennes 5 By these Out-falls the said Rivers and Lands unwater themselves. 1872 W. F. Butler Great Lone Land (1875) iv. 60 The St. Croix [river] unwatering the great tract of pine land. 1880 S. Haughton Six Lect. Physical Geogr. x. 192 The rivers of China unwater the whole eastern slope of the table-land. b. spec. in Mining. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > mine [verb (transitive)] > remove water fork1702 unwater1769 1769 Smeaton in Glynn Treat. Power Water (1853) 99 The first complete engine..at work..for draining or un~watering a lead mine. 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 146 Many more valuable Lodes have been discovered, than those they were driving to unwater. 1865 J. T. F. Turner Familiar Descr. Old Delabole Slate Quarries 22 The pits are unwatered by one engine pump. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 458/1 Siphons have been used for unwatering workings in special cases. Derivatives unˈwatering n. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > industry > mining > [noun] > removal of water unwatering1778 vealing1886 1778 W. Pryce Mineralogia Cornubiensis 152 The innumerable Adits..are of some importance to the unwatering of the Mines. 1909 R. H. Richards Text-bk. Ore Dressing xv. 452 Unwatering devices are used to diminish the water carried by sand, or the sand carried by water. 1935 Economist 21 Dec. 1283/2 Their consulting engineer on the spot estimated that the unwatering of the old mine should commence about the beginning of February. 1976 Northern Miner (Toronto) 19 Aug. 13/3 Stage 1 included..unwatering, sampling and surface and underground drilling. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1611v.1642
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