unbreast en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + breast.
Meanings
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(obsolete, transitive) To disclose or lay open; to unbosom.
Could'st thou unmask their pomp, unbreast their heart
1633, Phineas Fletcher, Piscatorie Eclogues:Alas! the wings of Hope, that soar elate, / On earth fall quivering, soon to faint, and cease, / Leaving the unbreasted clouds to darken and increase.
1889, Richard Yates Sturges, The Angel of Love: And Other Poems, page 82:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unbreasts | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unbreasted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unbreasted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unbreasting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |