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ungarnishing

ungarnishing is the present participle and gerund of ungarnish.

Meaning of ungarnish

Verb

ungarnish (third-person singular simple present ungarnishes, present participle ungarnishing, simple past and past participle ungarnished)

  1. To remove military support from
    • His first movement, which, by alarming Villeroy for his left, led him to ungarnish his centre and right, contributed essentially to the success of the day.1820 September, “Memoirs of John, Duke of Marlborough”, in The Analectic Magazine, volume 2, number 3, page 218
  2. To strip of ornaments.
    • M. D'Anjou and M. D'Aumale have sent for money, which is so scant that they are forced to sell their church plate and ungarnish their relics.1874, Great Britain. Public Record Office, Calendar of State Papers, page 29

Questions about ungarnishing

What is ungarnishing the present participle and gerund of?
Ungarnishing is the present participle and gerund of ungarnish.

Words near ungarnishing in the dictionary

  1. ungarnered
  2. ungarnish
  3. ungarnishable
  4. ungarnished
  5. ungarnishes
  6. ungarnishing
  7. Ungaro
  8. Ungaros
  9. Ungarra
  10. ungarrisoned
  11. ungarrulous

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