disgarnish

English

Etymology

From dis- + garnish. See degarnish.

Verb

disgarnish (third-person singular simple present disgarnishes, present participle disgarnishing, simple past and past participle disgarnished)

  1. (transitive) To divest of garniture; to disfurnish; to dismantle.
    • 1685, Nicolas Venette, The Art of Pruning Fruit-trees:
      remember never to disgarnish the Stock Or Lopping Fruit-Trees

References

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