Disattire

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To undress. transitive

    "There he was welcom'd of that honeſt ſyre, And of his aged Beldame homely well; Who him beſought himſelfe to diſattyre, And reſt himſelfe, till ſupper time befell."

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"There he was welcom'd of that honeſt ſyre, And of his aged Beldame homely well; Who him beſought himſelfe to diſattyre, And reſt himſelfe, till ſupper time befell."

Etymology

From dis- + attire: compare Old French desatirier.

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