unmanicuredadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈmanᵻkjʊəd/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈmanᵻkjɔːd/, U.S. /ˌənˈmænəˌkjʊ(ə)rd/ Not treated by manicure. Also in extended use.
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1892 Fresno (Calif.) Morning Republican 7 Feb. 2/2 When he abraided the wife of his bosom with having kneaded the bread with unwashed hands, she answered the accusation by planting one of those dainty but unmanicured members so forcibly under his ear that unconsciousness came to relieve his pained surprise.
1895 Chicago Times 9 Feb. 4/4 A small manicure knife was cut out of the nose of a small, unmanicured boy on the South side.
1915 Motor Age 7 Jan. 28/1 Out in the wild and unmanicured sections of Australia, [etc.].
1937 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 3 Apr. 724/2 The cuticle of the unmanicured nail of the monkey showed exactly the same splitting.
1984 Texas Monthly June 187/1 There are old gnarled mesquite trees, unmanicured lawns, and wildflowers.
2008 K. White House on Tradd Street 27 She tapped an unmanicured finger on the paper.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1892- bottle bearer
- bottle beer
- bottle belly
- bottle bill
- bottle blonde
- bottle bomb
- bottle boot
- bottle boy
- bottle bravery
- bottle brunette
- bottle cage
- bottle cap
- bottle carrier
- bottle case
- bottle charger
- bottle chart
- bottle cider
- bottle clay
- bottle club
- bottle coaster
- bottle companion
- bottle conjuror
- bottle cooler
- bottle drink
- bottle dropsy