unreelableadj.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈriːləbl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈriləb(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s vnreelable, 1800s– unreelable.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, reel v.², -able suffix.

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + reel v.² + -able suffix. Compare later reelable adj.

That cannot be wound on a reel.Frequently spec. of silk thread or a cocoon: see reelable adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > winding round something > wound on a spool > that cannot be wound up

unreelable1611

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > silk > unreelable

unreelable1863

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Indevidable, vnwindable, vnreelable.

1863 All Year Round 11 July 467/2 That the moth, in escaping from the cocoon,..cuts it, and renders it unreelable.

1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 62/2 Unreelable cocoons, i.e., those which are pierced, torn, or cut.

1961 T. K. Derry & T. I. Williams Short Hist Technol. xix. 570 In 1825 John Heathcoat patented a cocoon-reeling machine, but the main development was in the use of unreelable silk from damaged cocoons and similar sources.

2001 Metrop. Mus. Jrnl. 36 124/1 The remaining filaments and deformed cocoons (ca. 40% of the harvest) are unreelable.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unreelable
释义	unreelableadj. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈriːləbl/, U.S. /ˌənˈriləb(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s vnreelable, 1800s– unreelable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, reel v.², -able suffix. Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + reel v.² + -able suffix. Compare later reelable adj. That cannot be wound on a reel.Frequently spec. of silk thread or a cocoon: see reelable adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [adjective] > winding round something > wound on a spool > that cannot be wound up unreelable1611 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [adjective] > silk > unreelable unreelable1863 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Indevidable, vnwindable, vnreelable. 1863 All Year Round 11 July 467/2 That the moth, in escaping from the cocoon,..cuts it, and renders it unreelable. 1887 Encycl. Brit. XXII. 62/2 Unreelable cocoons, i.e., those which are pierced, torn, or cut. 1961 T. K. Derry & T. I. Williams Short Hist Technol. xix. 570 In 1825 John Heathcoat patented a cocoon-reeling machine, but the main development was in the use of unreelable silk from damaged cocoons and similar sources. 2001 Metrop. Mus. Jrnl. 36 124/1 The remaining filaments and deformed cocoons (ca. 40% of the harvest) are unreelable. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1611
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