unmended

Definitions

Not mended.

not-comparable

Equivalents

Examples

“Tom, Dick, and Harry's unmended hose persisted in dancing a spectral jig before her mental eye, mother's querulous complaints spoilt the song she hummed to cheer⟳ herself, and little May's wistful face⟳ put⟳ the goddess of beauty entirely out of countenance.”

“Sharp bristles are anything but an improvement to my cast⟳ of features, and there was an unmended tear⟳ at the knee of my knickerbockers that showed conspicuously as I squatted in my litter; my right stocking, too, persisted in getting about my ankle.”

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