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

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unswathe unswathed unswathing

"I will wait till to-morrow," said Northwick, and he began to unswathe and unbutton, but so feebly that Bird noticed.

From The Quality of Mercy by Howells, William Dean

Father, you are not going to unswathe her!

From The Jewel of Seven Stars by Stoker, Bram

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)

Archie thought privately that if Braddock unswathed the mummy, he would find the emeralds and would probably stick to them, so that his expedition to Egypt might be financed.

From The Green Mummy by Hume, Fergus

Presently the mummies were unswathed, and proved to be dolls in more or less good condition.

From Lotus Buds by Carmichael, Amy

With equal speed, and quite as far, can the unswathed inner perceptives of an entranced or illumined mortal be attracted.

From Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism by Putnam, Allen

Then Jim jerked the shade down and unswathed Aunt Selina's legs so that she could walk, offered his arm, and stalked past us and upstairs, without a word!

From When a Man Marries by Rinehart, Mary Roberts

That afternoon with his head unswathed, Mark began to ask questions.

From The City of Fire by Hill, Grace Livingston

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

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

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