unmew

[ uhn-myoo ]

verb (used with object)

1. to set free (something mewed mew up); release, as from confinement.

Word History and Origins

Origin of unmew¹

First recorded in 1810–20; un- ² + mew ³

Example Sentences

Unmew, un-mū′, v.t. to release, as from a mew, to set free.

From Project Gutenberg

But from this our day the meaning Of the word we cast anew, Now that Russia's Czar o'erweening, His war-vultures doth unmew.

From Project Gutenberg

O kindly muse! let not my weak tongue faulter In telling of this goodly company, Of their old piety, and of their glee:130 But let a portion of ethereal dew Fall on my head, and presently unmew My soul; that I may dare, in wayfaring, To stammer where old Chaucer used to sing.

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