unvest en · VERB
Etymology
un- + vest
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To remove vestments (from).
[…] the Subdeacon lays aside his maniple, and then assists the Deacon to unvest the Bishop. Having taken off the Bishop's sandals and buskins, he will retire to unvest.
1853, Giuseppe Baldeschi, Ceremonial According to the Roman Rite, page 106:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unvesting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unvested | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unvested | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| unvests | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |