Meaning of unglove | Babel Free

Definitions

To remove a glove or gloves (from).

intransitive, transitive

Examples

“undated, John Keats, Sonnet to a Lady seen for a Few Moments at Vauxhall Long hours have⟳ to and fro let⟳ creep⟳ the sand, / Since I was tangled in thy beauty's web, / And snared by the ungloving of thine hand.”

“If ladies go from the ball-room to the supper-room for half an hour, they are not expected to unglove...But, if the supper be final, and close⟳ the evening's entertainment, they may unglove, if they please⟳.”

“Formerly, strict etiquette demanded that a person should unglove the hand before offering it to another in friendly greeting.”

“A simple way to remember⟳ how to unglove safely is “glove to glove, skin to skin.””

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