Unhair

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To remove hair from (something), especially from hide. transitive

    "The sides, after being unhaired, are put in clean water over night, then green-shaved and put in a bate of hen manure four or five days."

  2. 2
    To become free from hair. intransitive

    "If the skin is soaked in an amine solution before being placed in the lime it unhairs at a faster rate, however, than if soaked in plain water, as shown in Table VII."

Example

More examples

"The sides, after being unhaired, are put in clean water over night, then green-shaved and put in a bate of hen manure four or five days."

Etymology

From un- + hair.

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