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
"Oh, you mustn't go without seeing Baby!" insisted the young mother, beginning to unswathe the shapeless bundle on the bed.
From Stories of the Foot-hills by Graham, Margaret Collier
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
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
Carefully, patiently, Olivier unswathed his obscure stammering soul: little by little he was able to read his hopes and his absurdly touching faith in the new birth of the world.
From Jean-Christophe Journey's End by Cannan, Gilbert
When the Doms unswathed him to wash him, he proved to be a sturdily built, well-nourished and handsome old gentleman, with not a sign about him to suggest that he had ever been ill.
From Following the Equator, Part 6 by Twain, Mark
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
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
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
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
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)
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
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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