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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

unclench, uncloak, unclog, unclose, unclosed, unclothe, unclubbable, uncluttered, unco, uncoded, uncoffined

Example sentences from the Web for unclothed

Save for a wisp of rag about the loins, his body was unclothed, and glistened in the wet.

The Lost Continent |C. J. Cutcliffe Hyne
The natural indifference of the Japanese to the exposure of the unclothed body is an interesting fact.

Evolution Of The Japanese, Social And Psychic |Sidney L. Gulick
And not only by Mrs. Falconer was this view of the unclothed and unwashed masses taken!

Under the Mendips |Emma Marshall
Whether clothed or unclothed, whether 'in the body or out of the body,' he might not be able to say.

Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou |Maturin M. Ballou

We do not want any communion to be "unclothed," but "clothed upon," that what is partial may be swallowed up of fuller life.

Some Christian Convictions |Henry Sloane Coffin

British Dictionary definitions for unclothed

unclothe

/ (ʌnˈkləʊð) /

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

to take off garments from; strip

to uncover or lay bare