unˈpainted, ppl. a.
(un-1 8.)
| 1555 Eden Decades (Arb.) 106 Rased or vnpaynted tables. 1604 S. Harrison Archs of Triumph B j, I would not care if these vnpainted Pictures were more Costly to me, so that [etc.]. 1651 Hobbes Leviath. i. x. 45 An unpainted Buckler was a signe of..a common Souldier. 1762 Goldsm. Cit. W. xcix, More ugly than an unpainted actress. 1771 R. Cumberland West Indian Epil. 24 Unpainted cheeks with blush of health did glow. 1818 Shelley Let. to Peacock 8 Nov., Strange-looking unpainted window-shutters. 1855 Dickens Holly-Tree i, The rooms..were all of unpainted wood. |