untruss
[ uhn-truhs ]
/ ʌnˈtrʌs /
verb (used with or without object) Archaic.
to loose from or as if from a truss.
Words nearby untruss
untried,
untrimmed,
untrod,
untroubled,
untrue,
untruss,
untrustworthy,
untruth,
untruthful,
untuck,
untune
Example sentences from the Web for untruss
Rude hands seized me from behind, and the doublet was torn from my back by fingers that never paused to untruss my points.
The Shame of Motley |Raphael SabatiniHe bid me untruss, and every lash he gave me, cried, Will you ever call Pontius Pilate again?
Pablo de Segovia, the Spanish Sharper |Francisco de QuevedoHe calls this “a second untruss,” and was censured for having drawn it from personal revenge.
Calamities and Quarrels of Authors |Isaac DisraeliI have it from Carling, worthy man; and lawyers can be brought to untruss a point over a cup of claret.
One of Our Conquerors, Complete |George Meredith
British Dictionary definitions for untruss
untruss
/ (ʌnˈtrʌs) /
verb
(tr)
to release from or as if from a truss; unfasten
obsolete
to undress