undrape

American  

[uhn-dreyp] / ʌnˈdreɪp /

verb (used with object)

undraped, undraping

1. to strip of drapery; uncover.

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Etymology

Origin of undrape

First recorded in 1865–70; un- ² + drape

Example Sentences

Along their outbound trajectories, both Voyagers now locally measure magnetic fields that are stronger than—and askew from—values extrapolated from IBEX’s remote all-sky observations of the undraped magnetic field farther out.

From Scientific American

Former New York mayor Philip Hone wrote in his diary that the statue looked “like a great herculean Warrior — like Venus of the Bath — undraped, with a huge napkin lying on his lap.”

From Washington Post

The girl’s undraped limbs, turned-out feet and erect posture speak of submission to ballet’s discipline; her hands, clasped behind her back, radiate stoicism.

From Washington Post

As I undrape it from my legs and wedge it behind me, I make sure to appreciate each nubby crocheted loop, wondering whose hands lovingly assembled it.

From The New Yorker

Between hanging light fixtures the size of kettle drums and a harlequin-tiled floor, the undraped wood tables have been jammed every time I’ve gone.

From New York Times