unsheathev.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈʃiːð/,

/(ˌ)ʌnˈʃiːθ/, U.S.

/ˌənˈʃið/

Etymology: un- prefix² 1b, 1c

1. transitive. To dislodge.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)]

stira1000

unsheathec1374

removea1398

shifta1400

disroom1489

supplant1534

unplacec1550

displace1552

unperch1578

dislodge1579

unsiege1594

disnest1596

unroost1598

unset1602

unseat1611

dis-element1612

dishabita1616

dislocate1623

disroota1625

disseata1625

rede1638

discardinate1648

disturb1664

disblock1665

start1676

uproot1695

disrest1696

disconcert1744

disannul1794

deplace1839

delocalize1855

disembed1885

disniche1889

c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 776 Than shal no mete or drynk come in me, Til I my soule out of my breste vnsheþe.

1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. M2 She sheathed in her harmlesse breast A harmfull knife, that thence her soule vnsheathed .

2. To draw (a weapon) out of the sheath or scabbard. to unsheathe the sword, to begin hostilities or slaughter. (Cf. sheathe v. 2.)

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > use or wield (a weapon) [verb (transitive)] > unsling or unsheathe

drawlOE

unsheathea1542

unsling1630

unsheaf1658

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > cut or thrust with sword > strike with sword [verb (transitive)] > draw (sword)

abraidOE

braidOE

adrawlOE

drawlOE

ydrawlOE

out-braidc1330

outsheatha1400

undrawc1400

outhelea1500

unsheathea1542

nake1607

unscabbard1611

dissheathe1614

dismounta1616

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > use of knives > stab with knife [verb (transitive)] > draw

to-drawc1275

to loose out1382

unsheathea1542

society > armed hostility > [verb (intransitive)] > begin hostilities

asty1297

to take weapon in handa1538

to raise one's standard1548

to rise in arms1563

to take (up) armsa1593

to break into arms1594

to unsheathe the sword1649

to take up the hatchet1694

to throw away the scabbard1704

to fly to arms1847

a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) 76 They have vnsheathed eke their blouddy bronds.

a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Fourth Bk. Aeneas (1554) iv. sig. Diii^v Aeneas..hys glysteryng sword vnshethes,..[and] the cables cut in twayne.

1600 A. Munday et al. First Pt. True Hist. Sir I. Old-castle sig. K3^v Wherefore were your sharpe edgde kniues vnsheathde?

1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης ix. 78 Never was King less in danger of any violence from his Subjects, till he unsheath'd his Sword against them.

1683 E. Waller Invasion of Turks 60 Unsheathing the destructive sword.

1807 J. Barlow Columbiad vi. 240 Are these..the swords Thy hand unsheath'd and gave the savage hordes..?

1884 A. R. Pennington Wiclif v. 176 The sword of the persecutor would be unsheathed against him.

figurative and in extended use.a1713 A. Pitcairne Babell (1830) 287 He did his trustie tongue unsheath... It was a blade that he could trust.1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 335 Nature has furnished her [sc. the grasshopper] with an instrument at her tail,..which she can sheathe and unsheathe at pleasure.1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama xvi. 178 The Beast.., His mouth half-open, and his teeth unsheath'd.1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxvii A tame leopard, whose claws might be unsheathed..at any moment.

3. To take out of, strip of, a sheath or covering. Also figurative and reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > remove (cover) > remove from a covering or case

uncase1589

unsheathe1638

dissheathe1840

discase2011

1638 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione (new ed.) 2275 At time of rest her body she unsheathed, And housed within the linen walls her limbs.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 30 If you unsheath her body, and take off her spotted short crustaceous wings.

1875 E. H. Sears Serm. & Songs 6 When our spiritual senses are first unsheathed.

1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 225 Sing for joy;..and others will be moved to unsheathe themselves of their wintry earthliness.

4. intransitive. ‘To come out from a sheath’ ( Cent. Dict.).

Derivatives

unˈsheathing n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > cut or thrust with sword > [noun] > drawing of sword

unsheathing1611

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desgaine, an vnsheathing..of a weapon.

1828 C. Lamb Old Margate Hoy in Elia 2nd Ser. 38 Whistling to the sheathing and unsheathing of their cutlasses.

1871 J. R. Macduff Memories of Patmos 152 The unsheathings of that terrible sword.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unsheathe
释义	unsheathev. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈʃiːð/, /(ˌ)ʌnˈʃiːθ/, U.S. /ˌənˈʃið/ Etymology: un- prefix² 1b, 1c 1. transitive. To dislodge. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > removal or displacement > remove or displace [verb (transitive)] stira1000 unsheathec1374 removea1398 shifta1400 disroom1489 supplant1534 unplacec1550 displace1552 unperch1578 dislodge1579 unsiege1594 disnest1596 unroost1598 unset1602 unseat1611 dis-element1612 dishabita1616 dislocate1623 disroota1625 disseata1625 rede1638 discardinate1648 disturb1664 disblock1665 start1676 uproot1695 disrest1696 disconcert1744 disannul1794 deplace1839 delocalize1855 disembed1885 disniche1889 c1374 G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde iv. 776 Than shal no mete or drynk come in me, Til I my soule out of my breste vnsheþe. 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. M2 She sheathed in her harmlesse breast A harmfull knife, that thence her soule vnsheathed . View more context for this quotation 2. To draw (a weapon) out of the sheath or scabbard. to unsheathe the sword, to begin hostilities or slaughter. (Cf. sheathe v. 2.) ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > use or wield (a weapon) [verb (transitive)] > unsling or unsheathe drawlOE unsheathea1542 unsling1630 unsheaf1658 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > cut or thrust with sword > strike with sword [verb (transitive)] > draw (sword) abraidOE braidOE adrawlOE drawlOE ydrawlOE out-braidc1330 outsheatha1400 undrawc1400 outhelea1500 unsheathea1542 nake1607 unscabbard1611 dissheathe1614 dismounta1616 society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > use of knives > stab with knife [verb (transitive)] > draw to-drawc1275 to loose out1382 unsheathea1542 society > armed hostility > [verb (intransitive)] > begin hostilities asty1297 to take weapon in handa1538 to raise one's standard1548 to rise in arms1563 to take (up) armsa1593 to break into arms1594 to unsheathe the sword1649 to take up the hatchet1694 to throw away the scabbard1704 to fly to arms1847 a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) 76 They have vnsheathed eke their blouddy bronds. a1547 Earl of Surrey tr. Virgil Fourth Bk. Aeneas (1554) iv. sig. Diii^v Aeneas..hys glysteryng sword vnshethes,..[and] the cables cut in twayne. 1600 A. Munday et al. First Pt. True Hist. Sir I. Old-castle sig. K3^v Wherefore were your sharpe edgde kniues vnsheathde? 1649 J. Milton Εικονοκλαστης ix. 78 Never was King less in danger of any violence from his Subjects, till he unsheath'd his Sword against them. 1683 E. Waller Invasion of Turks 60 Unsheathing the destructive sword. 1807 J. Barlow Columbiad vi. 240 Are these..the swords Thy hand unsheath'd and gave the savage hordes..? 1884 A. R. Pennington Wiclif v. 176 The sword of the persecutor would be unsheathed against him. figurative and in extended use.a1713 A. Pitcairne Babell (1830) 287 He did his trustie tongue unsheath... It was a blade that he could trust.1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth VII. 335 Nature has furnished her [sc. the grasshopper] with an instrument at her tail,..which she can sheathe and unsheathe at pleasure.1810 R. Southey Curse of Kehama xvi. 178 The Beast.., His mouth half-open, and his teeth unsheath'd.1855 C. Kingsley Westward Ho! xxvii A tame leopard, whose claws might be unsheathed..at any moment. 3. To take out of, strip of, a sheath or covering. Also figurative and reflexive. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > remove (cover) > remove from a covering or case uncase1589 unsheathe1638 dissheathe1840 discase2011 1638 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione (new ed.) 2275 At time of rest her body she unsheathed, And housed within the linen walls her limbs. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. i. 30 If you unsheath her body, and take off her spotted short crustaceous wings. 1875 E. H. Sears Serm. & Songs 6 When our spiritual senses are first unsheathed. 1893 J. Pulsford Loyalty to Christ II. 225 Sing for joy;..and others will be moved to unsheathe themselves of their wintry earthliness. 4. intransitive. ‘To come out from a sheath’ ( Cent. Dict.). Derivatives unˈsheathing n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > cut of sharp weapon > cut or thrust with sword > [noun] > drawing of sword unsheathing1611 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desgaine, an vnsheathing..of a weapon. 1828 C. Lamb Old Margate Hoy in Elia 2nd Ser. 38 Whistling to the sheathing and unsheathing of their cutlasses. 1871 J. R. Macduff Memories of Patmos 152 The unsheathings of that terrible sword. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.c1374
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