Unbusk

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove a busk (corset, or its stiffening strip) from. rare, transitive

    "Unbusk, unbusk me, tire-maids, / Now it hath come to lie. / Comb down my locks in simple braids, / A simple maid am I."

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"Unbusk, unbusk me, tire-maids, / Now it hath come to lie. / Comb down my locks in simple braids, / A simple maid am I."

Etymology

un- + busk

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