unswathe
Americanverb (used with object)
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Besides, my dear, whatever feelings you or any of us may have on the subject, it is necessary for the success of the experiment to unswathe her.
From The Jewel of Seven Stars by Stoker, Bram
Unswaddle, un-swod′l, v.t. to remove swaddling-bands from, to unswathe.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various
“I think so too; if you’ll just unswathe me, please.”
From A Woman's Will by Caliga, I. H. (Isaac Henry)
Father, you are not going to unswathe her!
From The Jewel of Seven Stars by Stoker, Bram
Living beings were about to appear, pillagers of tombs, no doubt, come to unswathe them all!
From Egypt (La Mort de Philae) by Baines, William Peter
A priest then approached the altar, and took up one of the sticks, and the assistants unswathed it reverently.
From Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1 by Mackay, Charles
Spinoza himself describes his own philosophy as in substance the same with that of the ancient Hebrew Doctors, the Cabalists—only unswathed from the Biblical dress.
From Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
A mellow western light from that portion of the sky unswathed in clouds streamed through the window, and did duty as a lamp.
From Bressant by Hawthorne, Julian
He unswathed himself from his blankets; stood upright on his feet; and felt a lively sense of power and freedom as he was once more able to stretch out his arms and legs.
From Walladmor: And Now Freely Translated from the German into English. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. by De Quincey, Thomas
"But I was thinking of my Silvio, and how I should feel if he had been the mummy that was to be unswathed!"
From The Jewel of Seven Stars by Stoker, Bram
When he turned round Malcolm had placed the little figure in an arm-chair by the fire, and was busy unswathing the voluminous folds of the plaid in which it had been wrapped.
From A Noble Life by Craik, Dinah Maria Mulock
He carried up the twins and even remained a moment to help in their unswathing before he descended to the waiting car and Phoebe.
From Andrew the Glad by Daviess, Maria Thompson
And yet a few hours later, this eloquent orator is himself hard at work in digging up and unswathing another set of mummies for the annoyance of another set of dissenters.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
A man who had been present at the unswathing of this princess, dead at least three thousand years, had managed to secure it, and Owen had paid him a large sum for it.
From Evelyn Innes by Moore, George (George Augustus)
Around a table the faithful are carrying on the love-feasts; martyrs are unswathing their limbs to show their wounds; old men, leaning on their staffs, are relating their travels.
From The Temptation of St. Antony or A Revelation of the Soul by Flaubert, Gustave
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