verb. (old colloquial).—To undress: as adj. = undressed, naked.
1580. SIDNEY, Arcadia, 379. Hee remayned with his daughter, to give his wife time of UNREADYING herself.
1589. PUTTENHAM, Art of English Poesie, B. iii. 18. A young gentlewoman, who was in her chamber, MAKING HERSELF UNREADY.
1592. SHAKESPEARE, 1 Henry VI., ii. 1. [Enter, several ways, Bastard, Alençon, Reignier, half-READY, and half-UNREADY.] Alen. How now, my lords? what all UNREADY so?
1606. CHAPMAN, Monsieur D’Olive v.
| Va. Why, I hope you are not going to bed; I see you are not yet UNREADY. | |
| Ibid. (1607), Bussy D’Ambois, iii. 1. | |
| Mont. Good day, my love: what, up and ready too! | |
| Ta. Both, my dear lord; not all this night made I | |
| Myself UNREADY, or could sleep a wink. |
1608. MIDDLETON, A Trick to Catch the Old One, iii. Take this warm napkin about your neck, sir, while I help to make you UNREADY.
1609. ARMIN, The Historie of the Two Maides of More-clacke, ‘Stage Direction.’ [Enter James, UNREADY, in his night-cap, garterless.]
1621. FLETCHER, The Island Princess, iii. 3.
| Quisara. Come, where have you been, wench? make me UNREADY: | |
| I slept but ill last night. |
