unrobe
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of unrobe
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"Etheldred—" Mr. Wilmot stood beside her, ere going to unrobe in the school—"Etheldred, you must once let me say, God bless you for this."
From The Daisy chain, or Aspirations by Charlotte Mary Yonge
His Grace then retired to unrobe; he wore a field-marshal's uniform, with his insignia of the garter.
From Maxims and Opinions of Field-Marshal His Grace the Duke of Wellington, Selected From His Writings and Speeches During a Public Life of More Than Half a Century by George Henry Francis
"What do you think o' these gowns, aunt Osgood?" said Priscilla, while Nancy helped her to unrobe.
From Silas Marner by George Eliot
As his attendants assisted to unrobe him for the night, the thought of Nydia flashed across him.
From Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
Allat treats her with contempt, but finally commands her messenger: "Go, then, O guardian, open the gates to her, but unrobe her according to the ancient laws."
From Oriental Women by Edward Bagby Pollard
Scandalized moralists cried: "Who were these unwigged, unrobed, tradition-mocking judges?"
From Time Magazine Archive
He gave his assent in form to several laws, unrobed, took his seat on a chair of state which had been placed for him, and listened with much interest to the debate.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron Macaulay
With her was the priestess Papave, who had just unrobed her of the royal mantle which she wore in the Sanctuary.
From Ayesha, the Return of She by Henry Rider Haggard
Mrs. Fletcher returned to her sitting-room, and Griffin unrobed himself, flinging each separate article of clothing into the yard as he took it off.
From A Hero of Romance by Richard Marsh
The sons I saw Of Nerli, and of Vecchio, well content With unrobed jerkin; and their good dames handling The spindle and the flax: O happy they!
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 118, August, 1867 by Various
The sacristy at least will be closed till the priests have done unrobing!
From Naples Past and Present by Arthur H. Norway
Then rising to close her door previously to fully unrobing, she saw a streak of light shining across the landing.
From A Pair of Blue Eyes by Thomas Hardy
Yes, it was the robing and unrobing room of the puisne judges, the magistrates, right enough!
From Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre
I pricked myself with my own dagger in unrobing.
From Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
She was unrobing herself in her dressing-room, which was filled with baskets of orchids, bouquets of roses, and bunches of lilac, when a telegram was brought to her.
From A Mummer's Tale by Charles E. Roche
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