- untruss
- un•truss[[t]ʌnˈtrʌs[/t]] archaic v.t.1) cv to unfasten or untie; undo; loose from or as if from a truss2) cv to undress3) cv to undress•Etymology: 1350–1400
From formal English to slang. 2014.
untruss
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Untruss — Un*truss , v. t. [1st pref. un + truss.] To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or unfasten; to let out; to undress. [R.] Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Untruss — Un*truss , Untrusser Un*truss er, n. One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
untruss — [un trus′] vt. 1. to release as from being trussed up 2. Obs. to undress … English World dictionary
untruss — Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. archaic untie, unfasten used in the phrase untruss one s points 2. archaic undress intransitive verb archaic to unfasten or take off one s clothes and especially one s breeches … New Collegiate Dictionary
untruss — /un trus /, v.t., v.i. Archaic. to loose from or as if from a truss. [1350 1400; ME; see UN 2, TRUSS] * * * … Universalium
untruss — un·truss … English syllables
untruss — v.tr. unfasten (a trussed fowl) … Useful english dictionary
Untrusser — Untruss Un*truss , Untrusser Un*truss er, n. One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a public whipper. [Obs.] B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
untrusser — untrussˈer noun • • • Main Entry: ↑untrussed … Useful english dictionary
untrussing — untrussˈing noun • • • Main Entry: ↑untrussed … Useful english dictionary
