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单词 unclothe
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unclothe

[ uhn-klohth ]
/ ʌnˈkloʊð /
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verb (used with object), un·clothed or un·clad [uhn-klad], /ʌnˈklæd/, un·cloth·ing.

to strip of clothes.
to remove a covering from; lay bare; uncover.

Origin of unclothe

First recorded in 1250–1300, unclothe is from the Middle English word unclothen.See un-2, clothe

Words nearby unclothe

Uncle Vanya, uncloak, unclog, unclose, unclosed, unclothe, unclubbable, uncluttered, unco, uncoded, uncoffined
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Example sentences from the Web for unclothe

  • We unfold the hidden operations, the very arcana of Nature, whom we unclothe as it were to her very nakedness.

    Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 (of 2)|John Roby
  • We uncover, indeed we unclothe an ugly, pot-bellied, pale-orange larva.

    The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles|Jean Henri Fabre
  • One day he made me unclothe myself; I fainted when I must let my body linen fall: he revived me with salts and flasks.

    The Legend of Ulenspiegel, Vol. II (of 2)|Charles de Coster

British Dictionary definitions for unclothe

unclothe
/ (ʌnˈkləʊð) /

verb -clothes, -clothing, -clothed or -clad (tr)

to take off garments from; strip
to uncover or lay bare
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