UNHOOD

Etymology

Verb

unhood (third-person singular simple present unhoods, present participle unhooding, simple past and past participle unhooded)

(transitive) To remove the hood from.

Antonym: hood

Source: Wiktionary


Un*hood", v. t. Etym: [1 st pref. un- + hood.]

Definition: To remove a hood or disguise from. Quarterly Rev.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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