† beˈstrip, v. Obs.
[OE. bestr{yacu}pan, f. be- 1, 2, + *str{yacu}pan to strip; cf. MHG. bestroufen.]
trans. To strip clean: to deprive of or take away entirely.
| 1065 O.E. Chron. (MS. C.) Ealle þa bestrypte þe he ofer mihte æt life and æt lande. 1340 Ayenb. 150 Þes yefþe..bestrepþ and kest out þe rote and þe zenne of ire. 1622 Mabbe Guzm. d'Alf ii. 87 Be-stript of all manner of vice. |