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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. |
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Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe;
unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a
raw recruit. |
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Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched
by art; unwrought. |
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Not distilled; as, raw water |
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Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton |
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Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits |
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Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow |
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Not tanned; as, raw hides |
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Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge
of a piece of metal or of cloth. |
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Not covered; bare. |
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Bald. |
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Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore. |
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Sore, as if by being galled. |
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Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind. |
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A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch
one on the raw. |