untruss

verb

un·​truss ˌən-ˈtrəs 

untrussed; untrussing; untrusses

transitive verb

1

archaic : untie, unfasten

—used in the phrase untruss one's points

2

archaic : undress

intransitive verb

archaic : to unfasten or take off one's clothes and especially one's breeches

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Rhymes for untruss

• discuss
• pileus
• bus
• buss
• cuss
• fuss
• glace
• huss
• plus
• pus
• russ
• sus