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unconˈtracted, ppl. a. [un-1 7 b and 5 b.] †1. Not affianced or betrothed. Obs.
1527[see unaffied]. 1564–5Reg. Privy Council Scot. I. 325 He sould..keip the said Jane..as fre woman uncontractit or mariit..for the space of ane yeir. c1625[see unaffied]. 2. Not brought into smaller compass.
1758Johnson Idler No. 9 ⁋2 To give the smooth feature and the uncontracted muscle. 1864Pusey Lect. Daniel i. 49 In the Biblical Chaldee the older uncontracted forms prevail. 1877Raymond Mines & M. 116 This serpentine belt..extending its course southeasterly with uncontracted dimensions. |