untruss

[ uhn-truhs ]
/ ʌnˈtrʌs /

verb (used with or without object) Archaic.

to loose from or as if from a truss.

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Origin of untruss

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at un-2, truss

Words nearby untruss

untried, untrimmed, untrod, untroubled, untrue, untruss, untrustworthy, untruth, untruthful, untuck, untune
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Example sentences from the Web for untruss

  • Rude hands seized me from behind, and the doublet was torn from my back by fingers that never paused to untruss my points.

    The Shame of Motley|Raphael Sabatini

  • He bid me untruss, and every lash he gave me, cried, Will you ever call Pontius Pilate again?

    Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper|Francisco de Quevedo

  • He calls this “a second untruss,” and was censured for having drawn it from personal revenge.

    Calamities and Quarrels of Authors|Isaac Disraeli

  • I have it from Carling, worthy man; and lawyers can be brought to untruss a point over a cup of claret.

    One of Our Conquerors, Complete|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for untruss

untruss
/ (ʌnˈtrʌs) /

verb

(tr) to release from or as if from a truss; unfasten
obsolete to undress
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