unhangv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈhaŋ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈhæŋ/

Etymology: un- prefix² 1a. Compare Dutch onthangen.

a. transitive. To take down from a hanging position.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > take down > from a hanging position

unhang1399

1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 293 For ho so þus leued his lyff to the ende..Myȝte seie þat he sawe..Þat heuene were vnhonge out of þe hookis.

c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) i. cxxiv. 66 From thennes the scauberk she vnheeng and brouhte it.

?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Hi To vnhange, despendre.

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Disimpiccare, to vnhang.

1614 W. Browne Shepheards Pipe i. B 2 b Wicked Swaines, that beare me spight,..Of my fold will draw the pegges,..Or vnhang my Weathers bell.

1630 J. Taylor Trav. in Wks. iii. 82/1 I pray the let vs make hast, and put the Waggon vnder the Gibbet, to see if we can vnhang and saue him.

1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 83 They unhang'd a small Copper, and brought it off.

1769 Lloyd's Evening Post Sept.–Oct. 319/2 A Butcher's wife..was endeavouring to unhang a joint of meat.

1856 Smetham in Beardmore Smetham (1906) 26 Unhanging a Turner from the wall of a distant room, he brought it to the table.

1888 A. Nutt Legends Holy Grail 40 No knight should..unhang the shield till Galahad should come.

figurative.a1617 S. Hieron Doctrines Triall in Wks. (1620) II. 24 It was not inough..for our Sauiour to take them off, & (as it were) to vnhang them from the world, unlesse He did also fixe them other-where.

b. Nautical. To remove (a rudder) from its fastening.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (transitive)] > remove (parts or equipment) > specific

untackle1552

unrig1562

unhang1600

unshroud1608

unstock1706

1600 R. Hakluyt tr. B. Antonio in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) III. 552 Their cables do oftentimes breake, and their ruthers are vnhanged,..by reason the shippes doe ride but in little water.

1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 49 They were forced to unhang the Rudder, and new hang it again.

1790 Coll. Voy. round World III. i. 796 We..found the Tamar lying between the island and the main, having unhung her rudder.

1799 Naval Chron. 2 568 The rudder of the Isis was unhung.

c. To divest of hangings. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [verb (transitive)] > cover or furnish with hangings > divest of hangings

unhang1719

1719 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (rev. ed.) (at cited word) To Unhang a Room, Détendre la Tapisserie d'une Chambre.

2. To undo the hanging of (a person).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > hang [verb (transitive)] > take down body or undo hanging

to cut downa1549

ungibbet1747

unhang1829

1829 R. Southey Pilgrim to Compostella iii, in All for Love 173 So, with all honours that might be, They gently unhang'd Pierre.

1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) I. vii. 134 And hanging the nigger wouldn't unhang the old gentleman!

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unhang
释义	unhangv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈhaŋ/, U.S. /ˌənˈhæŋ/ Etymology: un- prefix² 1a. Compare Dutch onthangen. 1. a. transitive. To take down from a hanging position. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > causing to come or go down > cause to come or go down [verb (transitive)] > take down > from a hanging position unhang1399 1399 W. Langland Richard Redeles iii. 293 For ho so þus leued his lyff to the ende..Myȝte seie þat he sawe..Þat heuene were vnhonge out of þe hookis. c1430 Pilgr. Lyf Manhode (1869) i. cxxiv. 66 From thennes the scauberk she vnheeng and brouhte it. ?1533 G. Du Wes Introductorie for to lerne Frenche sig. Hi To vnhange, despendre. 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Disimpiccare, to vnhang. 1614 W. Browne Shepheards Pipe i. B 2 b Wicked Swaines, that beare me spight,..Of my fold will draw the pegges,..Or vnhang my Weathers bell. 1630 J. Taylor Trav. in Wks. iii. 82/1 I pray the let vs make hast, and put the Waggon vnder the Gibbet, to see if we can vnhang and saue him. 1723 D. Defoe Hist. Col. Jack (ed. 2) 83 They unhang'd a small Copper, and brought it off. 1769 Lloyd's Evening Post Sept.–Oct. 319/2 A Butcher's wife..was endeavouring to unhang a joint of meat. 1856 Smetham in Beardmore Smetham (1906) 26 Unhanging a Turner from the wall of a distant room, he brought it to the table. 1888 A. Nutt Legends Holy Grail 40 No knight should..unhang the shield till Galahad should come. figurative.a1617 S. Hieron Doctrines Triall in Wks. (1620) II. 24 It was not inough..for our Sauiour to take them off, & (as it were) to vnhang them from the world, unlesse He did also fixe them other-where. b. Nautical. To remove (a rudder) from its fastening. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > other nautical operations > [verb (transitive)] > remove (parts or equipment) > specific untackle1552 unrig1562 unhang1600 unshroud1608 unstock1706 1600 R. Hakluyt tr. B. Antonio in Princ. Navigations (new ed.) III. 552 Their cables do oftentimes breake, and their ruthers are vnhanged,..by reason the shippes doe ride but in little water. 1691 T. Hale Acct. New Inventions 49 They were forced to unhang the Rudder, and new hang it again. 1790 Coll. Voy. round World III. i. 796 We..found the Tamar lying between the island and the main, having unhung her rudder. 1799 Naval Chron. 2 568 The rudder of the Isis was unhung. c. To divest of hangings. rare.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [verb (transitive)] > cover or furnish with hangings > divest of hangings unhang1719 1719 A. Boyer Royal Dict. (rev. ed.) (at cited word) To Unhang a Room, Détendre la Tapisserie d'une Chambre. 2. To undo the hanging of (a person). ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > capital punishment > hanging > hang [verb (transitive)] > take down body or undo hanging to cut downa1549 ungibbet1747 unhang1829 1829 R. Southey Pilgrim to Compostella iii, in All for Love 173 So, with all honours that might be, They gently unhang'd Pierre. 1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales (1851) I. vii. 134 And hanging the nigger wouldn't unhang the old gentleman! This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1924; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1399
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