unshawl

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ shawl.

Verb

unshawl (third-person singular simple present unshawls, present participle unshawling, simple past and past participle unshawled)

1. (intransitive) To remove one's shawl.
   • 1849, Charlotte Brontë, Shirley, page 175:

     And now Caroline had to usher them upstairs, to help them to unshawl, smooth their hair, and make themselves smart; […]

2. (transitive) To remove a shawl from.
   • 1875, The Argosy, volume 19, page 453:

     She attended all our guests, most rigorously insisted on uncloaking and unshawling them, whether they would or not; […]