unroughenedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌfnd/, U.S. /ˌənˈrəf(ə)nd/ Not roughened.
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the world > space > shape > flatness or levelness > smoothness > [adjective] > not ruffled or made rough
unruffled1600
unroughened1775
1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Unroughened, not roughened.
1854 T. V. Wollaston Insecta Maderensia 293 Its anteriorly unroughened pronotum..should be especially noticed.
1865 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia V. xix. vii. 572 Cavalry, unroughened, make sad sliding.
1938 Amer. Archivist 1 8 The unroughened areas of parchment are rather inclined to crinkle after the document is dry.
2001 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 30 Sept. 24 A city of unsoiled and unroughened hands has learned to love a class of laborers it once tried hard not to notice.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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