UNKISS

Etymology

Verb

unkiss (third-person singular simple present unkisses, present participle unkissing, simple past and past participle unkissed)

(obsolete) To cancel or annul something that was done or sealed with a kiss.

Let me unkiss the oath 'twixt thee and me.

Source: Wiktionary


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

Definition: To cancel or annul what was done or sealed by a kiss; to cancel by a kiss. [Obs.] Let me unkiss the oath 'twixt thee and me. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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