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unaˈcquaintance
(un-1 12 and 5 b.)
1598Florio, Inesperientia, inexperience, vnskilfulnes, vnacquaintance. 1627Bp. Hall Gt. Impostor 507 Of this vnacquaintance, secondly, arises a dangerous mesprison of a mans selfe. 1659T. Pecke Parnassi Puerp. 49 Therefore how many, and how Qualifi'd; By unacquaintance, could not be descry'd. 1786A. Gib Sacr. Contempl. 381 There will be no unacquaintance among the individuals of the redeemed in heaven. 1882Ld. Acton in Life & Lett. Bp. Creighton (1904) I. 229, I shall be very glad if I may consider the stage of unacquaintance as gone by.
b. Freq. const. with.
1646R. Baillie Anabaptism (1647) 49 Through unacquaintance with the minde of the most. 1676Glanvill Ess. vi. 28, I scorn the ordinary Tales of Prodigies, which proceed from superstitious Fears, and unacquaintance with Nature. 1716–20Lett. fr. Mist's Jrnl. (1722) I. 300 Our as yet utter Unacquaintance with the real Folly and Vanity there is in every thing. 1777Robertson Hist. Amer. vii. (1778) II. 319 The Peruvians, from their unacquaintance with the use of arches,..could not construct bridges either of stone or timber. 1814Scott Wav. xxxi, Your..unacquaintance with the manners of the Highlands. 1895Hunter Old Missionary iv. 106 Their unacquaintance with English made it difficult for them to master the..new Penal..Codes. |