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

• “disgarnish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.