˜yÐÄvlog

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unbarbed

[ uhn-bahrbd ]

adjective



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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of unbarbed1

First recorded in 1555–65; un- 1 + barb 1 + -ed 3
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Example Sentences

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The capsules with unbarbed threads are very nearly as broad at the distal as at the proximal end; they are broadly oval with rounded ends.

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I'm glad I took it--it was the only refreshing thing in that dry, unrevealing, tense half-hour, which was odd since the questions were unbarbed and the subject well known to this doting father.

Because thy arrows, not yet dire, Are still unbarbed with destined fire, I fear thee more than hadst thou stood Full-panoplied in womanhood.

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The men carried small, unbarbed fish-spears, the women and children baskets and bundles of oap.

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Flameless—motionless—hurtless—the fine arrow; unplumed, unpoisoned, and unbarbed; aimless—shall we say also, readers young and old, travelling or abiding?

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