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