unchiselledadj.

Forms: see un- prefix¹ and chiselled adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, chiselled adj.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + chiselled adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈchiselled.

(un- prefix¹ 2.)

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [adjective] > sculptured or carved > not

uncarved1611

unchiselled1772

unsculptured1817

1772 J. Ives in H. Swinden Hist. Great Yarmouth Pref. 1 The unchizelled stone, or rudest hieroglyphic, accompanied the songs of the Bards, to perpetuate a whole nation.

1830 Westm. Rev. Jan. 46 Unchiselled stones, according to Pausanias, were the first images of the gods of the Greeks.

1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps 3 The pure and graceful Greek column makes no solid or defiant show of strength, like the unchiselled stone or the jagged rock.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	unchiselled
释义	unchiselledadj. Forms: see un- prefix¹ and chiselled adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, chiselled adj. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + chiselled adj.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: unˈchiselled. (un- prefix¹ 2.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > plastic art > sculpture or carving > [adjective] > sculptured or carved > not uncarved1611 unchiselled1772 unsculptured1817 1772 J. Ives in H. Swinden Hist. Great Yarmouth Pref. 1 The unchizelled stone, or rudest hieroglyphic, accompanied the songs of the Bards, to perpetuate a whole nation. 1830 Westm. Rev. Jan. 46 Unchiselled stones, according to Pausanias, were the first images of the gods of the Greeks. 1854 ‘G. Greenwood’ Haps & Mishaps 3 The pure and graceful Greek column makes no solid or defiant show of strength, like the unchiselled stone or the jagged rock. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < adj.1772
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