relimbv.
/riːˈlɪm/, U.S. /riˈlɪm/ Now rare.
transitive. To provide with new limbs; to reattach limbs to (a body). Also figurative.
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the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restore [verb (transitive)] > renovate or renew > refurbish > in specific manner
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1821 H. C. Knight Poems (ed. 2) I. 6 And then, if moulder'd dust shall rise, Relimb'd, and flesh'd into the skies.
1855 R. C. Singleton in tr. Virgil Wks. I. Pref. p. xxi An awkward attempt is made to re-limb the unhappy trunk.
1984 C. Drake tr. T. Ryūichi Dead Langs. 21 Relimbing our dead sailors.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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