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Webster 1913 Edition
degarnish
de-gar′nish
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
degarnished
; p. pr. & vb. n.
degarnishing
.] 1.
To strip or deprive of entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish;
as, to
degarnish
a house, etc. [R.]
2.
To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defense;
as, to
. degarnish
a city or fort[R.]
Washington.
Webster 1828 Edition
Degarnish
DEGARNISH
, v.t.1.
To unfurnish; to strip of furniture, ornaments or apparatus.2.
To deprive of a garrison, or troops necessary for defense; as, to degarnish a city or fort. Washingtons Letter. Nov. 11, 1778.