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unˈrip, v.
[un-2 9 + rip v.2]
1. trans. To strip (a house or roof) of tiles, slates, etc. (Cf. rip v.2 2 c.) Now dial.
a1513Fabyan Chron. vii. 414 [They] vnryppyd the howse in dyuers places that the rayne..myght entre. 1543in Parker Dom. Archit. (1859) III. 61 Serching, vnryppyng, new tylyng and poyntyng ouer the west syde of the Quenes pallet chambre. 1887Parish & Shaw Kentish Gloss. 129 To unrip the roof of a stable or outbuilding, is to take off the tiles, slates, &c.
2. a. To lay open, slit up, or detach, by ripping.
Stigmatized in 1708 as ‘a barbarous, improper word’ (British Apollo No. 75, 2/1; cf. quot. 1880). In 19th c. somewhat rare in literary use; but freq. in dialect.
1534[see b]. 1594Shakes. Rich. III, i. iv. 212 [Thou] Did'st breake that Vow, and with thy treacherous blade, Vnrip'st the Bowels of thy Sou'raignes Sonne. 1601B. Jonson Poetaster iii. iv, You should ha' seene me vnrip their noses now, and haue sent 'hem to the next barbers, to stitching. 1661Walton Angler i. v. (ed. 3) 122 We heard as high a contention amongst the beggers, Whether it was easiest to rip a cloak, or to unrip a cloak? 1700Swift Poems, Mrs. Harris' Petition 11 My smock was unript, And, instead of putting it [= a purse] into my pocket, down it slipt. 1743Fielding J. Wild iv. ix, He unript the lining of his waistcoat and pulled forth several jewels. 1837Marryat Dog Fiend xi, They..proceeded to unrip them [sc. bags]. 1863M. E. Braddon Aurora Floyd xxi, He took his clasp-knife..[and] carefully unripped a part of one of the seams in the waistcoat. 1880Plain Hints Needlework 106 To say un-rip, as is often heard, is at least manifestly wrong, to describe the act of tearing open.
b. In fig. contexts.
1534R. Whitinton Cicero i. G vij, Amytes and loue that lesse delyte vs..wyse men iudge rather to become vs by lytell and by lytell to vnrippe them than sodaynly to cutte them awaye. 1586Hooker Disc. Justification §5, I cannot stand now to vnrip this building, and to sift it piece by piece. 1611Beaum. & Fl. Philaster i. i, Though thy breath doth strike me dead..I have unript my breast. a1652A. Wilson Inconstant Ladie iv. iii, Thy lookes are full of honestie; I dare Vnrip my breast to thee. 1697Collier Ess. Mor. Subj. ii. 67 As Cato well observes, though in the Phrase of a Taylor, Friendship ought not to be Vnrip'd, but Vnstitch'd.
refl.1614J. Cooke Greene's Tu Quoque E 1, Had'st thou not vnrip't thy selfe to me, I should neuer haue knowne thee.
†c. To break (a seal); to open (a sealed document). Obs.
1583Greene Mamillia 26 b, His daughter..receiuing the Letter, could scarcely stay to vnrip the seale, while she came in her closet. 1633Ford 'Tis Pity v. I. 2, Friar. Looke there, 'tis writt to thee. (Gives the letter.) Gio. From whom? Friar. Vnrip the seales and see. 1634Heywood Maidenh. well lost i. 47 b, His seal'd Commission He had vnript.
†3. fig.
a. To rip up, bring to light or notice, expose to view. Obs.
1577Sir W. Drury in Grosart Spenser's Wks. I. 66, I would not seem to unrip old matters. 1591Troub. Raigne K. John i. 88 Before I once open my mouth to vnrippe the shameful slaunder of my parents. 1615R. Brathwait Strappado 211 For many Errors and fowle crimes I knowe..Which I'le in part vnrip, and so make cleare. 1633Ford 'Tis Pity iii. F 3 b, You haue vnript a soule, so foule and guilty,..I maruaile how The earth hath borne you vp.
b. To unfold, disclose, reveal, make known. Now rare.
1579–80North Plutarch (1595) 832 When he beganne to vnrip his whole intents and practises..he..offended the Senate. 1598Marston Pygmal., Sat. ii. 143 Delphick Apollo, ayde me to vnrip These intricate deepe Oracles of wit. 1615R. Brathwait Strappado, etc. (1878) 253 Her blush, her smile, her biting of her lip, did all the secrets of her hart vnrippe. 1755Smollett Quix. II. 296 You may unrip, and unload, all that lies upon your sorrowful heart. 1928Barrie Peter Pan ii, in Plays 42 Unrip your plan, Captain.
†c. To undo, annul. Obs.
1622Bacon Hen. VII, 176 Hee could not now with his Honour so vnrippe, and (in a sort) put a Lye vpon all that hee had said and done before.
Hence unˈripped ppl. a.; unˈripping vbl. n.
1641Milton Animadv. 8 Such an unripping, such an Anatomie of the shiest, and tenderest particular truths. 1707Mortimer Husb. 144 Let down the Bag by unripping of the Hoop. 1850Thackeray Pendennis xi, Milly..took an unripped satin garment off the only vacant seat. |