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unbreathed

adj

Etymology

From un- + breathed.

  1. derived from breth — “breath”
  2. inherited from brethen — “to breathe, blow, exhale, odour”
  3. suffixed as breathed — “breathe + ed”
  4. prefixed as unbreathed — “un + breathed”

Definitions

  1. Not having been breathed.

    • The little wedge or quoin inserted on each side to prevent the descent of the sash, viewing it as an impediment to the introduction of unbreathed air, has proved the most lethal instrument of human destruction in the whole world.
    • Sir, we left / The legions chafing at Byzantium / As frets an unbreathed horse against the curb.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA