unˈwoven, ppl. a.
(un-1 8 b.)
| 1429 Rolls of Parlt. IV. 360/2 Þe yerne þat leveth un⁓woven. 1467 Act 7 Edw. IV, c. 3 To him or them that espieth or maketh Proof of any such unwoven Yarn. 1566 Wills & Inv. N.C. (Surtees, 1835) 260, xv yerds of lining clothe with garne for harden clothe vnwoven. 1648 Hexham ii, Ongeweven, Vnwoven. 1902 Westm. Gaz. 1 Oct. 2/3 Death..shakes th' unwoven thread Thridding the shuttle, and the story's told. |