laden

[leyd-n]

adjective

burdened; loaded down.

verb (used with object)

to lade.

Origin of laden

First recorded in 1585–95; lade + -en³, -en¹

Related formsun·lad·en, adjective

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Examples from the Web for unladen

Historical Examples of unladen

The door-sill of the home is the wharf where heavy life is unladen.
The Wedding Ring
T. De Witt Talmage
Then the wearied beasts were unladen, fires were lighted, and a meal cooked.
Through Three Campaigns
G. A. Henty
He first ordered the camels to be unladen, and the tents to be pitched.
The Boy Slaves
Mayne Reid
The canoes had been well secured to trunks of trees, though not unladen.
In the Wilds of Africa
W.H.G. Kingston
There are no customs house officers to examine the cargoes that are unladen.
The Oxford Book of American Essays
Various

British Dictionary definitions for unladen

laden

verb

a past participle of lade 1

adjective

weighed down with a load; loaded
encumbered; burdened

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Word Origin and History for unladen

adj.

1802, from unlade, Old English onhladen; see un- (1) "not" + laden.

laden

adj.

"loaded, weighted down," 1590s, from the original past participle of lade.