Definition of "unswathe" []

• To remove the swathes or bindings from. (verb-transitive)

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• "The short, stout, and rosy gentleman who, as soon as he had got well within the room, began to unswathe his neck from a voluminous white silk muffler, now completed his task and advancing upon Peggie solemnly kissed her on both cheeks, held her away from him, looked at her, kissed her again, and then patted her on the shoulder."
• "Living beings were about to appear, pillagers of tombs, no doubt, come to unswathe them all!"
• "Besides, my dear, whatever feelings you or any of us may have on the subject, it is necessary for the success of the experiment to unswathe her."