unglovev.
1. transitive. To divest of a glove or gloves.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (transitive)] > strip or undress a person > divest of specific garments > gloves
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ungauntlet1826
c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) iv. xliii. 196 Weel þou wost þe name of þe gloouen... A fool þou were whan þou vngloouedest þee of hem.
1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Disguantare, to vngloue.
a1640 P. Massinger Parl. of Love (1976) ii. iii. 90 See I dare touch this hand And without adoration vngloue it.
a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Lovers Progres ii. ii, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Kkk3/1 Cla. 'Tis said you can tell Fortunes to come. Lan. Yes Mistris and what's past; Unglove your hand.
1823 W. Scott Quentin Durward II. ii. 29 The King, ungloving his right hand, courteously handed the Countess Isabelle and her kinswoman to their apartment.
1861 Englishwoman's Domest. Mag. 3 142 He laid the hand which he had ungloved upon his heart.
2. intransitive. To remove a glove or gloves. Also figurative.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > undress or remove clothing [verb (intransitive)] > remove specific garments > other
discalceate1609
unmuffle1637
unglove1797
unboot1812
unshawl1817
to drop trou1968
1797 A. M. Bennett Beggar Girl VI. iv. 159 The earl..on every occasion a complete courtier, got out to un-glove to Mrs. Woudbe.
1855 T. T. Lynch Rivulet lxvi. 94 The covered buds ungloving Seem with offered hand to greet.
Derivatives
unˈgloving n.
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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > providing with clothing > undressing or removing clothing > [noun] > removing specific garments > other
unhosing1598
uncloaking1775
ungartering1785
ungloving1818
1818 J. Keats To Lady at Vauxhall 4 Snared by the ungloving of thine hand.
1873 T. W. Higginson Oldport Days v. 129 The turning of her head, the ungloving of her hand.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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