untruss

[ uhn-truhs ]

verb (used with or without object)

, Archaic.

1. to loose from or as if from a truss.

untruss

/ ʌnˈtrʌs /

verb

1. tr to release from or as if from a truss; unfasten
2. obsolete.
   to undress

Word History and Origins

Origin of untruss¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; un- ², truss

Example Sentences

Rude hands seized me from behind, and the doublet was torn from my back by fingers that never paused to untruss my points.

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I beseech ye, be so kind as to let me be the first that is sent on shore; for I would by all means a little untruss a point.

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Arrange on a very hot dish, untruss, throw in two tablespoons of white broth.

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He calls this “a second untruss,” and was censured for having drawn it from personal revenge.

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I have it from Carling, worthy man; and lawyers can be brought to untruss a point over a cup of claret.

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