undraw
[ uhn-draw ]
verb (used with object),un·drew, un·drawn, un·draw·ing.
to draw open or aside: to undraw a curtain.
verb (used without object),un·drew, un·drawn, un·draw·ing.
to be drawn open or aside.
Origin of undraw
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How to use undraw in a sentence
undraw the curtain, that I may see you, and tell me;—I thought I heard some strange voice just now talking to my child.
The Parent's Assistant | Maria EdgeworthExhausted by the effort, he let his right arm fall for a moment, while with his left he tried to undraw the bolts behind him.
Chicot the Jester | Alexandre Dumas, PereSusan went in, but did not undraw the curtain as she stood beside the bed.
The Parent's Assistant | Maria EdgeworthSeeing the faint light of early day without, the girl rose to undraw the curtain.
Oliver Twist, Vol. III (of 3) | Charles Dickens
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