unsashing

Verb

unsash (third-person singular simple present unsashes, present participle unsashing, simple past and past participle unsashed)

1. To untie the sash that holds an article of clothing.
   • I know how to make her run mad with passion that has nothing to do with books and animals. I know how to make her unpin her hair, unsash her gown, unhook — But he hadn't said a word, only allowed the devil's own smile to lift one corner of his mouth.1994, Terri Sprenger, Nighthawk's Woman, →ISBN, page 358
2. To remove or release a sash from.
   • My job was to perform the Sashing Ceremony on the banks of the Esk. I should unsash the Honest Lad and Lass of 1953 with thanks for their services and then I should charge and sash the Honest Lad and Lass of 1954.1971, Sir Compton Mackenzie, My life and times - Volume 10, page 36
3. To open a sash.
   • Last humorous final situation I'm likely to register; rest will be hysterically funny; femme hystérique; or hysterical: sits down and eats the chicken like tomorrow is prohibition on food; tip-toe on the bed, unsash shutter, peering out: a Moroccan with Spanish lady, some species of argument under...1969, Ronald Tavel, Street of stairs, page 128