destringo

dē-stringo inxī, ictus, ere,

to strip off: tunica ab umeris destricta est, Ph.—To unsheathe, draw: gladios in rem p.: gladiis destrictis impetum facere, Cs.: ensem, H.: in se destrictis securis, brandished, L.—To touch gently, graze, skim, skirt (poet.): Aequora alis, O.: corpus, O.—Fig., to criticise, censure, satirize: mordaci carmine quemquam, O.: alios contumeliā, Ph.