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a. [ Compar. Rawer superl. Rawest. ] [ AS. hreáw; akin to D. raauw, LG. rau, G. roh, OHG. rō, Icel. hrār, Dan. raa, Sw. rå, L. crudus, Gr. kre`as flesh, Skr. kravis raw flesh. √18. Cf. Crude, Cruel. ] 1. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe; unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw soldiers; a raw recruit. [ 1913 Webster ]

Approved himself to the raw judgment of the multitude. De Quincey. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by art; unwrought. Specifically: (a) Not distilled; as, raw water. [ Obs. ] Bacon. (b) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton. (c) Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits. (d) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow. (e) Not tanned; as, raw hides. (f) Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Not covered; bare. Specifically: (a) Bald. [ Obs. ] “With skull all raw.” Spenser (b) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore. (c) Sore, as if by being galled. [ 1913 Webster ]

And all his sinews waxen weak and raw
Through long imprisonment. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind. “A raw and gusty day.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Raw material, material that has not been subjected to a (specified) process of manufacture; as, ore is the raw material used in smelting; leather is the raw material of the shoe industry. --
Raw pig, cast iron as it comes from the smelting furnace. [ 1913 Webster ]