unwildadj.
Not wild; tame.
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tamec888
mildOE
meekc1175
privy1340
unwilda1400
familiar1483
gentle?1531
domestical1562
inward1575
inwards1575
housal1611
domestic1620
cicurated1646
domesticated1802
the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [adjective] > tamed or trained
tamec888
mildOE
meekc1175
unwilda1400
chastisedc1440
reclaimed1440
made1474
familiar1483
gentle?1531
domestical1562
inward1575
inwards1575
housal1611
domestic1620
cicurated1646
domiciliated1782
domesticated1802
broken1805
hand-tamed1932
a1400 Religious Pieces fr. Thornton MS. 89 Thou was witty and wyse, thi werkes vn-wylde.
1608 E. Topsell Hist. Serpents 88 Both these sorts [of wasps], both wilde and vnwilde.
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† unwildv.
Obsolete. rare.
transitive. To tame.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > tame or train
temec1000
tamec1315
faite1362
daunt1377
afaitea1393
reclaima1393
chastisec1400
makea1425
meekc1429
break1474
enter1490
train?1532
law1534
dressc1540
meeken1591
correct1594
subjugate1595
cicure1599
unwild1605
cicurate1606
mancipate1623
familiarize1634
domesticate1641
gentle1651
domesticize1656
civilize1721
educate1760
domiciliate1782
1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. ii. i. 366 Abel, desirous still at hand to keepe His Milke and Cheese, vn-wildes [Fr. dessauvage] the gentle Sheepe To make a Flock.
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