单词 | unclipped |
释义 | unclippedadj.1 1. Of hair, a hedge, etc.: not clipped or cut; untrimmed; (of sheep) unshorn. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > [adjective] > united into a whole > not divided, separated, or split > unserved or uncut unclippeda1425 unsevered1453 unsned1513 uncut1546 uncloven1547 uncut1548 uncleft1599 unchopped1648 unquartered1697 a1425 (c1395) Bible (Wycliffite, L.V.) (Royal) (1850) 2 Kings xix. 24 Myphibosech..cam doun..with berd vnclippid [L. intonsa barba], in to the comyng of the kyng. ?c1475 Catholicon Anglicum (BL Add. 15562) f. 26 Vn Clippyd, intonsus. 1562 Proclam. agaynst Deceyptfull Wyndyng & Foldynge of Wooles (single sheet) No..breder of wooles..shall permytte and suffer, his or theyr shepe, beyng..ready to be shorne, to go aboue .v. or vi. dayes vnshorne or vnclypped. 1570 T. Tusser Hundreth Good Pointes Husbandry (new ed.) f. 20 Let lambes go vnclipped til Iune be half worne. 1658 in C. S. Romanes Sel. Rec. Regality of Melrose (1914) I. 193 He ought therefore to deliver the ewes with their lambs, unclipped. 1675 J. Stopford Pagano-papismus xi. 114 What is the cause, that this god is honoured with Bulls,..and that with unclipped Lambs? 1733 Tuscan Treaty v. 45 Our trees unclipt, our Rivers, chrystal Rills, Unchequ'd by shining Marble. a1777 F. Fawkes tr. Apollonius Rhodius Argonautics (1780) ii. 116 Thou whose radiant head Is deck'd with curls unclip'd. a1801 J. Hurdis Poems (1808) III. 140 With heels unclipp'd, and shaggy mane promiss, In his lone corner stands the leering colt. 1823 J. Wilson Trials Margaret Lindsay xxix. 162 The hedges on each side were thick and green, but unclipped. 1913 A. T. de Mattos tr. J. H. Fabre Life of Fly v. 122 I can still see his serious face, his unclipped head of hair. 2014 Courier (Dundee) 24 Dec. (Perth & Perthshire ed.) 26/1 In summer unclipped sheep tend to overheat. 2. Of money, coins, etc.: not having the edges illegally pared. Cf. clip v.2 4a. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > mutilating coin > [adjective] > not mutilated unclipped1550 unroungeda1600 unsweated1774 plump1867 1550 in J. H. Burton Reg. Privy Council Scotl. (1877) 1st Ser. I. 109 Thair is diverse..legis that..bringis hame furth of the partis of France sowsis and carolus clippit and unclippit. 1696 A. de la Pryme Diary 8 June (1870) i. 98 I have seen unclip'd half crowns that has weigh'd down fifteen shillings clipt. 1734 Cautions Maltsters, Hop-planters, Brewers, Distillers, & Others 71 They seldom weigh'd an unclipp'd Shilling. 1823 Ld. Byron Don Juan: Canto XII xii. 11 Ingots, bags of dollars, coins (Not of old Victors,..But) of fine unclipt gold. 1933 Cambr. Hist. Jrnl. 4 145 The unclipped coins..were chiefly crowns or half-crowns. 2010 J. Appleby Relentless Revol. iv. 110 People accepted clipped coins as easily as they pocketed unclipped ones. 3. Of a bird's wing: not having the flight feathers trimmed. Frequently figurative and in figurative contexts. Cf. clip v.2 1d. ΚΠ 1586 J. Ferne Blazon of Gentrie ii. 20 Hath your Eagle her wings vnclipped? a1672 P. Sterry Disc. Freedom of Will (1675) 137 True Liberty of the Will of Man..keeps these wings unlimed, uncloged, unclipt by the filth or guilt of fleshly lusts. 1771 tr. J. G. Zimmermann Ess. National Pride xiii. 216 The English, their wings being unclipped, range at will the infinite expanse of contemplation. 1878 R. Browning Two Poets of Croisic in La Saisiaz & Two Poets of Croisic 101 Grant A fledgeling novice that with wing unclipt She soar her little circuit. 1946 Cedar Rapids (Iowa) Gaz. 13 Dec. 15/1 Iowa justices of the peace..stand a better-than-ever chance to come through the 1947 legislature with their wings unclipped. 2013 D. R. Williams et al. Bird Conservation xvi. 523 A review of northern bald ibis..found no differences in survival between birds released with clipped and unclipped wings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). unclippedadj.2 rare. Not fastened with a clip. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [adjective] > loose, unfastened, or untied > not fastened in other specific manner unpinneda1393 unlaced1447 unnailed?1572 unrooted1604 ungirthed1628 unlatched1651 unchained1664 unlooped1716 unbolted1793 unbelted1814 unhinged1824 unclasped1825 unpulleyed1839 strapless1846 unwelded1846 unroped1849 unhasped1856 unwhipped1867 unbuckled1874 unsoldered1876 stringless1882 unspiked1902 unclipped1922 unzippered1936 unzipped1940 1922 J. Joyce Ulysses i. i. [Telemachus] 21 Buck Mulligan stood on a stone,..his unclipped tie rippling over his shoulder. 2010 M. Nunn Let Dead Lie 114 An unclipped nylon stocking fell around her ankle. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1a1425adj.21922 |
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