unrobe
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of unrobe
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And the deacons came in and began to unrobe him, and took from him the alb and the girdle, the maniple and the stole.
From A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde
“It’s not a bad beginning,” said Baldwin, as he assisted his pupil to unrobe; “you’ll make a good diver in course o’ time.”
From Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters by Francis B. Pearson
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
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
The priest departs to unrobe; the miserable bride and blushing bridegroom receive felicitations; and all resume their seats, and look at each other.
From The Picturesque Antiquities of Spain Described in a series of letters, with illustrations representing Moorish palaces, cathedrals, and other monuments of art, contained in the cities of Burgos, Valladolid, Toledo, and Seville. by Nathaniel Armstrong Wells
Scandalized moralists cried: "Who were these unwigged, unrobed, tradition-mocking judges?"
From Time Magazine Archive
He was unrobed, and was none the better for it in appearance.
From A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
He was instantly hauled up, carefully unrobed, and put to bed.
From Under the Waves Diving in Deep Waters by Francis B. Pearson
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
Ye are the things that tower, that shine; whose smile makes glad—whose frown is terrible; whose forms, robed or unrobed, do all the impress wear of awe divine.
From Eclectic School Readings: Stories from Life by Orison Swett Marden
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
I followed the canons into the sacristy where they were unrobing.
From The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses by James Anthony Froude
In observance of an old custom, as many of the Lords as could approach near enough were permitted to assist in unrobing her, by taking out a pin.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) by Henry Glassford Bell
The sacristy at least will be closed till the priests have done unrobing!
From Naples Past and Present by Arthur H. Norway
As he was unrobing the magistrates came in a fine state of repentance, with restitution, safe conducts, and humble words.
From Hugh, Bishop of Lincoln A Short Story of One of the Makers of Mediaeval England by Charles L. (Charles Latimer) Marson
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