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.
   • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 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, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.