单词 | unsprung |
释义 | unsprungadj.1 Not having sprung up or sprouted. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > by growth or development > [adjective] > that has grown > that has not grown unsprung1600 unshot1854 ungerminated1899 1600 E. Fairfax tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne i. xlix. 11 His hopes vnsprong, his cares were fit to mowe. 1684 J. Smith Profit & Pleasure United 106 To prevent the Crows or daws falling on the Corne unsprung. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). unsprungadj.2 Not provided with a spring or springs. Of a (dance-)floor: not constructed so as to be resilient. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > dancing > place for dancing > [adjective] > type of floor sprung1916 unsprung1928 the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [adjective] > inelastic unspringy1673 non-elastic1728 unelastic1728 inelastic1749 dump1852 irresilient1855 dead1870 wooden1897 unsprung1928 the world > matter > constitution of matter > hardness > types of hardness > [adjective] > inelastic > not provided with springs unsprung1928 1928 C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station i. 32 The floats of seaplanes were practically unsprung. 1939 M. Allingham Mr. Campion & Others i. viii. 171 A small unsprung dance-floor. 1973 R. Perry Ticket to Ride xii. 162 Both bunks boasted a mattress of sorts, thin and unsprung. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.11600adj.21928 |
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