† discurtainv.
Obsolete.
transitive. To reveal, disclose; to unveil.
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disshroud1577
unmask1594
discurtain1616
unveil1770
disenshroud1835
1616 J. Lane Contin. Squire's Tale (Douce 170) (1888) i. iv. 41 Phebus, discurtaininge his murninge face.
1635 R. Brathwait Arcadian Princesse Ded. One, who discurtains the vices of that time.
1659 Lady Alimony i. ii. sig. A4 Your acrimonious spirit will dis-curtain our Changeable-taffety Ladies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online September 2018).
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