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unsheath

unsheath is the obsolete spelling of unsheathe.

Meaning of unsheathe

Verb

unsheathe (third-person singular simple present unsheathes, present participle unsheathing, simple past and past participle unsheathed)

  1. To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard, as a sword.
    • When I unsheathe the blade, it makes such a satisfying sound that I do it again.2020, Raven Leilani, Luster, Picador (2021), page 76
    Synonyms:
    draw, pull out, desheath

Forms of unsheath

third-person singular presentunsheaths
present participleunsheathing
past participleunsheathed
pastunsheathed

Questions about unsheath

What is unsheath the obsolete spelling of?
Unsheath is the obsolete spelling of unsheathe.

Words near unsheath in the dictionary

  1. unshawling
  2. unshawls
  3. unshazamable
  4. unshazammable
  5. unsheared
  6. unsheath
  7. unsheathe
  8. unsheathed
  9. unsheathes
  10. unsheathing
  11. unsheathings

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