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单词 unpieced
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unpiecedadj.1

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpiːst/, U.S. /ˌənˈpist/
Forms: see un- prefix2 and pieced adj.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix2, pieced adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix2 + pieced adj.
rare.
No longer in one piece; torn or broken into pieces; fragmented.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or breaking up into constituent parts > [adjective] > taken apart
unpieced1483
unmassed1847
stripped-down1946
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende f. ccxxxiv/2 His vestement..he ware..so long that it was broken & vnpeced.
1846 E. Robinson Cæsar Borgia I. xiii. 252 Not so wholly unpieced but that skilled eyes may join the parts.
1919 E. Shanks Queen of China & Other Poems 76 The fragments And wreckage of this unpieced, fantastic life.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

unpiecedadj.2

Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈpiːst/, U.S. /ˌənˈpist/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix1, pieced adj.
Etymology: < un- prefix1 + pieced adj.
Not composed or made up of pieces joined together. Formerly also: †not patched or mended (obsolete).
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1848 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 11 Jan. An antique toga—an honourable heirloom in his family, which came down to him unpieced, unstained.
1869 Sat. Rev. 1 May 586/1 An unfinished picture..painted on a single unpieced panel cut from as large a forest tree as ever grew in Italy.
1886 North Amer. (Philadelphia) 20 Dec. (advt.) Most ‘whole skin’ fur is pieced. ‘Unpieced’ cap $9, $12, and $15.
1952 Good Housek. (U.S. ed.) Dec. 242/2 (advt.) We bought..extra felt for daughter's skirt and used the..extra felt that fell below hem to make an unpieced border for mother's skirt.
2005 L. Horton Mary Black's Family Quilts iv. 88 She alternated the pieced blocks with unpieced squares of black on red plaid.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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