unrobe
Americanverb (used with or without object)
Etymology
Origin of unrobe
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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
What I want to know is, where these gentlemen of the Court of Justice robe and unrobe?
From Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas by Pierre Souvestre
“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
When the judges retired to unrobe, a messenger of the court summoned O'Halloran to their chamber.
From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever
Whereupon Archbishop Landfranc was wroth, and bade the bishops, who were come thither by Archbishop Landfranc's command to do the service, and all the monks to unrobe themselves.
From The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle by J. H. (James Henry) Ingram
Scandalized moralists cried: "Who were these unwigged, unrobed, tradition-mocking judges?"
From Time Magazine Archive
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
Then she unrobed the Lion of his furry spoil, and conveyed it to the village, where she astonished her folk with all that had happened to her.
From My Dark Companions And Their Strange Stories by Henry M. (Henry Morton) Stanley
And after that they had unrobed him, he looked at them and said, ‘What are the flowers that stand on the altar, and whence do they come?’
From A House of Pomegranates by Oscar Wilde
Speechless as the unrobed intruder at the marriage feast, he stands trembling before his Judge.
From Old Wine and New Occasional Discourses by Joseph Cross
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
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
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
"The first robber that ever died so brave a death," returned Rienzi, slowly unrobing himself.
From Rienzi, Last of the Roman Tribunes by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
Here this portion of the intended bathers, after unrobing themselves, remained for some time enjoying the artificial warmth of the luxurious air.
From Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton
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