unglove

unglove verb: to remove a glove or gloves (from).

Verb

unglove (third-person singular simple present ungloves, present participle ungloving, simple past and past participle ungloved)

(intransitive, transitive) To remove a glove or gloves (from).
- undated, John Keats, Sonnet to a Lady seen for a Few Moments at Vauxhall
  Long hours have to and fro let creep the sand, / Since I was tangled in thy beauty's web, / And snared by the ungloving of thine hand.
- If ladies go from the ball-room to the supper-room for half an hour, they are not expected to unglove...But, if the supper be final, and close the evening's entertainment, they may unglove, if they please.1848, Family Herald - Volume 6, page 778

Formerly, strict etiquette demanded that a person should unglove the hand before offering it to another in friendly greeting.1903, Richard Linthicum, The Educational Encyclopedia of Common Things:
A simple way to remember how to unglove safely is “glove to glove, skin to skin.”2014, Theresa Criscitelli, Fast Facts for the Operating Room Nurse:

third-person singular present	ungloves
present participle	ungloving
past participle	ungloved
past	ungloved

From Middle English ungloven, equivalent to un- + glove.

What does unglove mean?: Unglove means to remove a glove or gloves (from).
How do you use unglove in a sentence?: Formerly, strict etiquette demanded that a person should unglove the hand before offering it to another in friendly greeting.
What part of speech is unglove?: Unglove is a verb.
What is the past tense of unglove?: The past tense of unglove is ungloved.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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