uncoffined

American  

[uhn-kaw-find, -kof-ind] / ʌnˈkɔ fɪnd, -ˈkɒf ɪnd /

adjective

1. not put into a coffin.

   an uncoffined corpse.

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Etymology

Origin of uncoffined

First recorded in 1640–50; un- ¹ + coffin + -ed ³

Example Sentences

Unless the Russians accept, as they probably will not, the year-old U.S. offer of a control treaty over Germany, the bones of contention in Central Europe will remain uncoffined and unquiet.

From Time Magazine Archive

These were found, uncoffined, and buried at a very slight depth below the surface.

From The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 by Various

But now the husband drove his uncoffined wife to the grave without a tear in his eye, without a word of sorrow.

From A Journal of a Visit of Three Days to Skibbereen, and its Neighbourhood by Burritt, Elihu

It was not long before Katharine had informed her mother that, God willing, she would never again look upon the King of England's face uncoffined.

From Chivalry by Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green

Within it, in the garb he wore in life, with his white beard streaming to his waist, lay the uncoffined body of his ancestor, Cyprian de Rougemont.

From Auriol or, The Elixir of Life by Ainsworth, W. Harrison