dissheathev.
/dɪsˈʃiːð/ rare.
transitive. To draw out of a sheath; to unsheathe. (Also intransitive for reflexive.)
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society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > cut or thrust with sword > strike with sword [verb (transitive)] > draw (sword)
abraidOE
braidOE
adrawlOE
drawlOE
ydrawlOE
out-braidc1330
outsheatha1400
undrawc1400
outhelea1500
unsheathea1542
nake1607
unscabbard1611
dissheathe1614
dismounta1616
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > remove (cover) > remove from a covering or case
uncase1589
unsheathe1638
dissheathe1840
discase2011
1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. iii. iv. §3. 46 His [sc. Cambyse's] sword dis-sheathing pierced his owne thigh.
1840 R. Browning Sordello i. 274 Like the great palmer-worm..So fed Sordello, not a shard disheathed.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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