ungarnishedadj.
(un- prefix1 2.)
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > [adjective] > ornamented or decorated > not
untiffed?c1225
plainc1330
ungarnishedc1400
undecked1570
dudgeon?1589
stark naked?1594
unbepranked1594
unembellished1630
unadorned1637
unbecomed1646
unfringed1646
unplumed1646
unembroidered1649
unornamented1688
undecorateda1763
naked1850
unveneered1886
no-frill1933
no-frills1948
c1400 (?c1380) Cleanness l. 137 The gome was vngarnyst with god men to dele.
c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) v. i. 74 How durst ony wyght trowen..that he wold leuen his regne..vngarnysed of his werkes.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Edward IV f. ccxlixv Thei shall..deplore, and lament their vngarnished estate, and naked condicion.
1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. i. 11 A Heau'n..Vn-garnished, vn-guilt with Starres apparant.
1621 F. Quarles Hadassa viii. Medit. sig. G3v May my vngarnisht Quill presume so much, To glorifie it selfe.
1641 J. Milton Animadversions 38 He that now for haste snatches up a plain ungarnish't present as a thanke-offering to thee.
1705 I. Watts Horæ Lyricæ (1743) ii. 144 Beauteous she lies;..Ungarnish'd; yet not blushing.
1800 W. Wordsworth Michael 19 A story..ungarnished with events.
a1847 E. Cook Christmas Song Poor Man ii Some scrap, ungarnished, cold and scant.
1876 H. R. F. Bourne Life J. Locke II. xi. 189 Plain, ungarnished words were certainly the best.
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