the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Raw
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(superl.) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.
(2):
(superl.) Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.
(3):
(superl.) Not tanned; as, raw hides
(4):
(superl.) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow
(5):
(superl.) Bald.
(6):
(superl.) Not covered; bare.
(7):
(superl.) Not distilled; as, raw water
(8):
(superl.) Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought.
(9):
(superl.) Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit.
(10):
(superl.) Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked; not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not done; as, raw meat.
(11):
(superl.) Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.
(12):
(n.) A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch one on the raw.
(13):
(superl.) Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits
(14):
(superl.) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton
(15):
(superl.) Sore, as if by being galled.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Raw'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/r/raw.html. 1828.
