unswathe

American  

[uhn-swoth, -sweyth] / ʌnˈswɒð, -ˈsweɪð /

verb (used with object)

unswathed, unswathing

1. to free from something that swathes.

   to unswath the child of her bandages.

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Other Word Forms

• unswatheable adjective

Etymology

Origin of unswathe

1350–1400; Middle English unswaden; see un- ², swathe ¹

Example Sentences

I have permission to unswathe it and open it, if desirable.

From The Works of Edgar Allan Poe — Volume 5 by Poe, Edgar Allan

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

“I think so too; if you’ll just unswathe me, please.”

From A Woman's Will by Caliga, I. H. (Isaac Henry)

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

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