unwashen

English

Etymology

From Middle English unwaschen, from Old English unwæsċen (not washed), equivalent to un- + washen.

Adjective

unwashen (not comparable)

  1. Obsolete form of unwashed.
    • (Can we date this quote by Authorised Version and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?), Mark, 7, 5.
      Then the Pharisees and scribes asked him, Why walk not thy disciples according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashen hands?
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References

  • unwashen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
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