单词 | unprefaced |
释义 | unprefacedadj. Not prefaced. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > undertaking > preparation > [adjective] > preliminary or introductory > without introduction unprefaced1683 unpreceded1747 1683 in J. Oldham Poems & Transl. Advt. sig. A2v This [Book] at present is content to come abroad naked, Undedicated, and Unprefac'd. 1760 Public Ledger 28 Feb. 161/3 Beware of him especially, who makes up to you with an instant frankness, and unprefaced familiarity. 1842 Asiatic Jrnl. & Monthly Reg. 37 i. 166 I..put this brief and unprefaced question: ‘Where will you go when you die, if you tell me lies?’ 1921 H. Day When Egypt went Broke xxviii. 325 He realized that he must protect her..from the shock she would suffer by his unprefaced appearance. 2010 E. Freeman Time Binds 182 For page citations from the novel, I have used the original, unprefaced first edition. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1683 |
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