† untapisv.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To come out of cover or hiding.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming out > go or come out [verb (intransitive)] > from concealment, confinement, or obscurity
to break outOE
to come forthOE
to start outa1382
unnesta1413
to break covert (also cover)1602
untapis1602
unkennel1695
emerge1700
unburrow1744
tibble1840
tib1853
1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus ii. v. 830 At the vnkennelling, vntapezing, or earthing of the Fox.
a1640 P. Massinger & J. Fletcher Very Woman iii. v. 67 in P. Massinger 3 New Playes (1655) Now I'll untappice. (Comes forward with the bottle.)
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