单词 | unswathe |
释义 | unswathev. transitive. To free from swathings; to unswaddle. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > unwrap unwrapc1386 unswathea1400 unfold1553 unswaddle1579 unwind1596 a1400 Octovian 302 Her chylderen sche douȝte þer to baþe; Sche sat adoun hem to vnswade. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Sfasciare, to vnswathe, to vnbind. 1604 M. Drayton Moyses iii. 13 This most sweete Princesse..Soone on her knee vnswathes it as her owne. 1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 90. ¶7 About Nine a Clock..an old Woman came to unswathe me. 1788 A. Hughes Henry & Isabella I. 115 Sir George..insisted upon the nurse's immediately unpinning and unswathing him. a1822 P. B. Shelley Fragm. Unfinished Drama 207 Spring indeed Came to unswathe her infants. 1837 P. Keith Bot. Lexicon at Bulb An Egyptian mummy that was lately unswathed in this country. 1896 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. I. 419 At the end of every three hours the child is unswathed. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.a1400 |
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