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unˈcover, v.
Also 4–5 vnkeuer(e, 5 oncowyr, 5–6 vncouere, etc.
[un-2 3, 5, 7.]
1. fig. To disclose, lay bare, make known.
a1300Cursor M. 27425 And sua his rede ask he Þat naman scrift vn-couer[d] be. 1628Feltham Resolves ii. xvii. 52 In our demaunds, we vncouer our owne desires. 1649Milton Eikon. xxviii. 238 Neither was it to cover thir perjury as he accuses, but to uncover his perjury to the Oath of his Coronation. 1674S. Jeake Arith. (1696) 405, I now come to review them in their common nature..and uncover their Comparative Elements. 1891Hardy Tess xlix, The terrible evening over the hearth, when her simple soul uncovered itself to his.
2. To lay open or bare by the removal of some covering thing or matter.
a1375Joseph Arim. 559 Eualac..vn-keuered his scheld & on þe cros biholdes. c1400Brut i. 125 Þis Hardiknoght..lete vncouere his broþer Harolde, and smote of his Heuede..at Westmynstr. 14..Three Kings Cologne 28 (Camb. MS.), Whan hit [the snow] is vncouered oute of þe chaf, anoone hit dissolueþ and wasteþ awey. c1430Pilgr. Lyf Manhode i. xxxv. (1869) 22 It is bettere the keyes..ben hid than vnhyd, For al bi times may men come to vnkeuere both that oon and that oother. 1553Brende Q. Curtius iv. 56 The teares yet distilling downe his chekes [he] vn⁓couered his face. 1597A. M. tr. Guillemeau's Fr. Chirurg. 9/2 Which we can not certaynlye espye, without makinge denudatione of the Cranium, and to our sight vncover it. 1603[see unbar v. a]. 1779Mirror No. 64, That mental feast with which I was to be regaled when the table should be uncovered. 1796F. Burney Camilla V. 276 Weeping always, and never..uncovering her face. 1839J. Yeowell Anc. Brit. Ch. xii. (1847) 133 Human bones, which from time to time have been uncovered by the winds, and lie bleaching on the sand. 1892Photogr. Ann. II. 414 It really does uncover the inches set forth below, whereas many other patterns only uncover about two-thirds.
b. To make bare or naked by removal of clothing; to expose unclothed or unveiled.
1530Palsgr. 767/1 Uncover this man, take awaye the clothes. 1560Bible (Genev.) Isaiah xlvii. 2 Vncouer y⊇ legge, & passe through the floods. 1609― (Douay) Ibid., Discouer the shoulder, vncouer the thighes. 1769Cook Voy. round World i. xix. (1773) 242 When an Indian is about to worship at the Morai, or brings his offering to the altar, he always uncovers his body to the waste. 1815J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 200 On uncovering the foot, at that part was found a blue mark. 1875Jowett Plato (ed. 2) I. 167 Uncover your chest and back to me that I may have a better view.
refl.1535Coverdale 2 Sam. vi. 20 The kynge..hath vn⁓couered himselfe before the maydens of his seruauntes. 1734in Sale Koran 291 note, It being reckoned..indecent, for a woman..to uncover her self before one who is an infidel.
absol.1713Addison Guard. No. 109 ⁋3 We were forced to uncover after them, being unwilling to give out so soon.
c. To drive (a fox) out of cover.
1812Sporting Mag. XXXIX. 185 Proceeding to Minting Wood, they uncovered a fox. 1824Mactaggart Gallovid. Encycl. 414 The hounds could not uncover him, so the ron was set in flames about his lugs.
3. To remove a cover or covering from, to take the cover or top off (something).
c1400Beryn 3935 The Cup was vncoverid, þe swerd was out i-brayid. c1410Sir Cleges 364 Sir Cleges oncowyrd the panyere, And schewed..the cheryse. 1507Coventry Leet Bk. 609 That on Joh. a Woode, mercer, let on-couere the Redde diche, which renneth throwgh his gardeyn. 1534Tindale Mark ii. 4 They vncovered the rofe of the housse where he was. 1586J. Hooker Hist. Irel. in Holinshed II. 114/1 The churches for the most part were all destroied & vncouered. 1699W. Dampier Voy. II. 47 A long Pole or Bambo..with a Cutting-hook at the end of it, purposely for uncovering the houses. 1737Challoner Cath. Chr. Instr. (1753) 220 Our Altars we also uncovered and stript of all their Ornaments.
4. To remove the hat from (the head), as a mark of reverence, respect, or courtesy.
1530Palsgr. 767/1 Why do you thus, I pray you, be nat uncovered for me. 1535Coverdale Lev. x. 6 Ye shall not vncouer youre heades, ner rente youre clothes. 1608Yorkshire Trag. iii. 60, I that neuer could abide to vncouer my head ith Church. 1699W. Dampier Voy. II. 129 None of the Eastern people use the Complement of uncovering their Heads when they meet, as we do.
b. absol.
1627May Lucan ix. S 3 b, Thus hauing spoke Straight hee vncouers, and presents the head. 1841Macaulay Ess., W. Hastings (1851) 595 The House of Commons which un⁓covered and stood up to receive him. 1889F. E. Gretton Memory's Harkb. 37 He stopped short, reverentially un⁓covered, and stood bare-headed till the line of mourners had passed.
5. Mil.
a. To expose, leave open, by the moving or manœuvring of men.
b. To leave unprotected by withdrawal of troops.
1796Instr. & Reg. Cavalry (1813) 122 As soon as the rear division is uncovered, it receives the word, March! 1802James Milit. Dict. s.v., The different leading companies or divisions, &c. successively uncover those in their rear. 1832Prop. Reg. Instr. Cavalry iii. 72 The Troop..advances till its right uncovers the left of the Base Troop. 1899Daily News 27 Mar. 7/4 The old battle lines surrounding the city are maintained, and the city cannot be safely uncovered. |