单词 | untight |
释义 | † untightn. Obsolete. rare. An immoral act or practice. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > immorality > [noun] > instance of untighta1300 society > morality > moral evil > [noun] > immorality > instance of untighta1300 immoralitya1631 a1300 Body & Soul in Map's Poems (Camden) 336 Ȝwanne thouȝ me tauȝtist on untiȝth, an me gan ther offe mone. a1300 Body & Soul (Vernon MS.) 341 Whon I dude an untiht.] This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2021). untightadj. (un- prefix1 1.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being open or not closed > an opening or aperture > [adjective] > having (a) hole(s) > leaky leakc897 leakingc1420 unstanched1607 leakya1616 untight1622 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > vessel with reference to qualities or attributes > [adjective] > not seaworthy or unstable > leaky unstaunch1606 unstanched1607 untight1622 unfast1648 1622 F. Markham Five Decades Epist. of Warre i. vi. 21 However crazie or untight my pore Vessell may be, it must stil put forth into the Sea. 1622 G. de Malynes Consuetudo 142 If the ouer~loope of the Ship be vntyth, or the Pumpe be faultie. 1815 W. Finlayson Simple Sc. Rhymes 27 Like some poor bodie, in his mind untight. 1823 P. Nicholson New Pract. Builder 336 When lime has been long kept in..untight casks. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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