释义 |
▪ I. unˈray, v.1 Now dial. [un-2 4.] trans. and refl. To divest of clothes; to undress, strip.
1485Rutland Papers (Camden) 16 The King shalbe vnraied and vnclothed by his Chamberlayn. 1510Bonavent. Mirr. (Pynson) xiv. E iv b, Now take we here gode hede howe that high lorde of mageste unrayeth hym and doeth of his clothes. c1550Cheke Matt. xxvii. 28 Vnraieng of him, [they] put on him a scarlet mantil. 1599Hakluyt Voy. II. ii. 57 One of the Spaniards vnraied himselfe, and lept into the water. 1611Cotgr., Desabiller, to vncloath, vndresse, vnray. 1825–in s.w. dialect glossaries. absol.1867W. F. Rock Jim an' Nell lxxix, Zum..chap 'll help thee to unray. ▪ II. unˈray, v.2 (un-2 4; cf. ray n.1)
1824J. Telfer Border Ball. 133 The letters shone With such effulgence, that they half-unray'd Some minor names. |