unhair

(ʌnˈhɛə)

(Tanning) to remove the hair from (a hide)

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un•hair

(ʌnˈhɛər)

v. Archaic. v.t.

1. to remove the hair from.

v.i.

2. to become hairless.

[1350–1400]

un•hair′er, n.

unhair

Past participle: unhaired
Gerund: unhairing

Imperative
unhair
unhair

Present
I unhair
you unhair
he/she/it unhairs
we unhair
you unhair
they unhair

Preterite
I unhaired
you unhaired
he/she/it unhaired
we unhaired
you unhaired
they unhaired

Present Continuous
I am unhairing
you are unhairing
he/she/it is unhairing
we are unhairing
you are unhairing
they are unhairing

Present Perfect
I have unhaired
you have unhaired
he/she/it has unhaired
we have unhaired
you have unhaired
they have unhaired

Past Continuous
I was unhairing
you were unhairing
he/she/it was unhairing
we were unhairing
you were unhairing
they were unhairing

Past Perfect
I had unhaired
you had unhaired
he/she/it had unhaired
we had unhaired
you had unhaired
they had unhaired

Future
I will unhair
you will unhair
he/she/it will unhair
we will unhair
you will unhair
they will unhair

Future Perfect
I will have unhaired
you will have unhaired
he/she/it will have unhaired
we will have unhaired
you will have unhaired
they will have unhaired

Future Continuous
I will be unhairing
you will be unhairing
he/she/it will be unhairing
we will be unhairing
you will be unhairing
they will be unhairing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been unhairing
you have been unhairing
he/she/it has been unhairing
we have been unhairing
you have been unhairing
they have been unhairing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been unhairing
you will have been unhairing
he/she/it will have been unhairing
we will have been unhairing
you will have been unhairing
they will have been unhairing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been unhairing
you had been unhairing
he/she/it had been unhairing
we had been unhairing
you had been unhairing
they had been unhairing

Conditional
I would unhair
you would unhair
he/she/it would unhair
we would unhair
you would unhair
they would unhair

Past Conditional
I would have unhaired
you would have unhaired
he/she/it would have unhaired
we would have unhaired
you would have unhaired
they would have unhaired

Translations

unhair

vt → enthaaren

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