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unwreathes

unwreathes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unwreathe.

Meaning of unwreathe

Verb

unwreathe (third-person singular simple present unwreathes, present participle unwreathing, simple past and past participle unwreathed)

  1. (transitive) To untwist, uncoil, or untwine (something wreathed).
    • But sin it is, no less;—a blot, foul as the crater-pool of hell; it puts out the sun at noon; it parches all fertility; and, conscience or no conscience—ere he die—let every master who wrenches bond-babe from mother, that the nipple tear; unwreathes the arms of sisters; or cuts the holy unity in...1849, Herman Melville, Mardi: And a Voyage Thither. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers, […], →OCLC

Questions about unwreathes

What is unwreathes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unwreathes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unwreathe.

Words near unwreathes in the dictionary

  1. unwray
  2. unwreaked
  3. unwreath
  4. unwreathe
  5. unwreathed
  6. unwreathes
  7. unwreathing
  8. unwreaths
  9. unwreck
  10. unwreckable
  11. unwrecked

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