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unˈclead, v. Obs. or arch.
Also 4 vncleth(e; pa. tense 4 vnclede, 5 -cledde, 5–6 -cled; 4–5, 7, 9 unclad; pa. pple. 7 vncled, -clad.
[un-2 4. Cf. MDu. ontcleden (-cleiden), Du. ontkleeden, G. entkleiden.]
1. trans. To unclothe, undress. Also refl.
a1300Cursor M. 16339 Pilate..Of his clothes vn-clethes him. c1375Sc. Leg. Saints xxx. (Theodera) 781 Þe abbot..vncled hyr, as custum was, þe ded body for to wesche. c1400Rule St. Benet (Prose) 145 Þe Priores sal hafe hir befor þe auter & vncleth hir of hir seculer clething. 1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 85 b/1 He dyspoylled and unclad hym and gaf hys clothys unto the bochyers. c1520M. Nisbet Matt. xxvii. 31 Thai vncled him of the mantil. 1842Tennyson Godiva 48 Godiva..Unclad herself in haste.
2. fig. To divest oneself of; to put off.
1659W. Chamberlayne Pharonnida i. 44 Argalia thus unclad Amazements dark disguise. Ibid. iv. 81 We there unclad All our deform'd misfortunes. |