unshawl en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + shawl.
Meanings
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(intransitive) To remove one's shawl.
And now Caroline had to usher them upstairs, to help them to unshawl, smooth their hair, and make themselves smart; […]
1849, Charlotte Brontë, Shirley, page 175:
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(transitive) To remove a shawl from.
She attended all our guests, most rigorously insisted on uncloaking and unshawling them, whether they would or not; […]
1875, The Argosy, volume 19, page 453:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unshawls | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unshawling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unshawled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unshawled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |