单词 | uncowl |
释义 | uncowlv. (un- prefix2 1b.) ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] unlidOE abareOE discovera1382 uncoverc1410 unwlapa1425 unmantle1598 dismantle1604 uncowl1611 unface1611 unquilt1611 uncase1643 uncap1688 tirl naked1721 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Descapuchonner, to vnhood, vncowle, vncouer. 1813 S. T. Coleridge Remorse i. ii. 15 I pray you think us friends—uncowl your face. 1829 I. Taylor Nat. Hist. Enthusiasm ix. 242 Let him uncowl his ears, and cover his naked feet. 1840 R. Browning Sordello vi. 348 One blood-drop to the bowl Which brimful tempts the sluggish asp uncowl At last. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.1611 |
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