undraw
Americanverb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Etymology
Origin of undraw
1350–1400; Middle English undrawen to withdraw; see un- 2, draw
Example Sentences
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Exhausted by the effort, he let his right arm fall for a moment, while with his left he tried to undraw the bolts behind him.
From Chicot the Jester by Dumas père, Alexandre
They then put me into a chair, the blinds of which I could not undraw, and carried me rapidly to another house, where I remained for some time, till Villequier and the rest again appeared.
From Henry of Guise; (Vol. III of 3) or, The States of Blois by James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford)
Whereupon the peasants undraw their purse strings, and thank God that they have such a dear good man, and can obtain in their village such costly wares for so little money.
From Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. by Freytag, Gustav
When the morning dawned, he ordered Payne to open the shutters and to undraw the curtains.
From The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 by Burney, Fanny
There was but a single bolt to undraw; then they opened the door and stepped into the street, Edgar waiting for half a minute to let Albert get well away before he went out.
From A March on London by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
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