UNCHARNEL

Etymology

Verb

uncharnel (third-person singular simple present uncharnels, present participle uncharnelling, simple past and past participle uncharnelled)

(transitive, archaic) To remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*char"nel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Uncharneled; p. pr. & vb. n. Uncharneling.] Etym: [1st pref. un- + charnel.]

Definition: To remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to exhume. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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