undrape

[ uhn-dreyp ]

verb (used with object)

, un·draped, un·drap·ing.

1. to strip of drapery; uncover.

Word History and Origins

Origin of undrape¹

First recorded in 1865–70; un- ² + drape

Example Sentences

Along their outbound trajectories, both Voyagers now locally measure magnetic fields that are stronger than—and askew from—values extrapolated from IBEX’s remote all-sky observations of the undraped magnetic field farther out.

From Scientific American

Former New York mayor Philip Hone wrote in his diary that the statue looked “like a great herculean Warrior — like Venus of the Bath — undraped, with a huge napkin lying on his lap.”

From Washington Post

He appeared to be hitting on a female acquaintance, who, by the way she slipped away from him, didn’t seem all the impressed by his undraped nose.

From Los Angeles Times

But “Shameless” is much more than the sum of its undraped body parts, as attention-grabbing as those might be.

From New York Times

The girl’s undraped limbs, turned-out feet and erect posture speak of submission to ballet’s discipline; her hands, clasped behind her back, radiate stoicism.

From Washington Post