uncut
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English unkut, uncutte, unkyt, unkutt, equivalent to un- + cut.
Adjective
[edit]uncut (not comparable)
- Not cut.
- (of a gemstone) Not cut or ground to the desired shape.
- 2017 October 29, Ming Liu, “Why high-end jewelers are investing in rough diamonds”, in CNN[1]:
- But now a handful of houses are keen to master all stages of a stone’s journey from rough to final jewel. In September, for example, British luxury jewelers Graff Diamonds bought the uncut Lesedi La Rona, the world’s second largest diamond, for $53 million.
- (of a book) Not having the page edges trimmed.
- 1997, Charles Frazier, chapter 2, in Cold Mountain, London: Hodder and Stoughton, page 31:
- Monroe had apparently not finished it, for the pages were uncut beyond the third chapter.
- (of a play, film etc) Not edited or abridged by a censor.
- Not diluted.
- 2016, Tristan Stephenson, The Curious Bartender's Gin Palace:
- You give them your requirements (or pick a model from the brochure) and await delivery of a massive plastic container filled with uncut gin.
- Not circumcised.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:uncircumcised
- 1999 August 1, Jenny Bicks, “Old Dogs, New Dicks”, in Sex and the City, season 2, episode 9, spoken by Samantha:
- All I'm saying is, uncut men are the best. They try harder. I should know. I've slept with five of them.
Translations
[edit]not cut
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not cut or ground to the desired shape
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