unsheet en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + sheet.
Meanings
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(transitive) To remove a sheet or sheets from; to uncover.
I had to unsheet the drawing-room for him to find this, the room having been covered ready for the sweep.
2015, Elizabeth Bowen, The Death Of The Heart, page 167:To unsheet the ghost, to identify the culprit, let's gather more clues.
1989, Peter Kreeft, Heaven, the Heart's Deepest Longing:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unsheets | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unsheeted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unsheeted | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unsheeting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |