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Thorne, who owns an unproofed copy of the original manuscript, has seen the screen version, but tried to forget about it when he started writing his own two years ago.

From The Guardian • May 2, 2013

Section of proofed and veneered body, showing unproofed surface.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert

If we examine under the microscope a pure unproofed fur fibre, its characteristic structure is quite visible.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert

Examination of an unproofed fibre dyed with logwood black shows again the same characteristic structure with the dye inside the fibre, colouring it a beautiful bluish-grey tint, the inner cellular markings being black.

From The Chemistry of Hat Manufacturing Lectures Delivered Before the Hat Manufacturers' Association by Shonk, Albert

These curtains are composed of ordinary unproofed fabric and their object is to make the envelope keep its trilobe shape.

From British Airships, Past, Present, and Future by Whale, George