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unbusked

unbusked is the simple past and past participle of unbusk.

Meaning of unbusk

Verb

unbusk (third-person singular simple present unbusks, present participle unbusking, simple past and past participle unbusked)

  1. (rare, transitive) To remove a busk (corset, or its stiffening strip) from.
    • Unbusk, unbusk me, tire-maids, / Now it hath come to lie. / Comb down my locks in simple braids, / A simple maid am I.

Questions about unbusked

What is unbusked the simple past and past participle of?
Unbusked is the simple past and past participle of unbusk.

Words near unbusked in the dictionary

  1. unbusiest
  2. unbusily
  3. unbusinesslike
  4. unbusinesslikeness
  5. unbusk
  6. unbusked
  7. unbuskined
  8. unbusking
  9. unbusks
  10. unbussed
  11. unbusted

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