unchipped en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English chipped English unchipped From un- + chipped.
Meanings
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Not chipped.
an unchipped plate
And there, in the centre of the picture, with its carved back scarcely three feet below the soil, is the throne of the ancient king, with the lines of its strange crocketing fresh and unchipped, unmoved from the day when it was packed away in the earth three-and-thirty centuries ago.
1907, Ronald M. Burrows, The Discoveries In Crete, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unchipped | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unchipped | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (1)
gv neuscolbit (not chipped)