spec. To strip of clothes, to disrobe. without the notion of spoliation: To undress; to strip of armour, vestments, etc. Obsolete.

transitive. To relieve (a person) of armour; to assist in putting off armour.

transitive. To divest (of clothing, armour, etc.); to disarray, strip. Also reflexive and with of.

transitive. To remove defensive armour from (a person, horse, etc.); to divest of armour. Cf. arms, n. 4. Now rare and archaic.

transitive. To divest of mail or armour; to break or strip the mail off.

transitive. To divest of armour. Also figurative.

To strip (a person) of clothes, armour, etc.; to strip or deprive of anything that clothes or covers, or is figuratively considered to do so. Obsolete…

To detach or remove (a sword, etc.) by unfastening the belt.