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unlace |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Unlace \Un*lace"\, v. t. [1st un- + lace.] 1. To loose by undoing a lacing; as to unlace a shoe. 2. To loose the dress of to undress; hence to expose; to disgrace. What's the matter, That you unlace your reputation thus? --Shak. 3. (Naut.) To loose, and take off as a bonnet from a sail, or to cast off as any lacing in any part of the rigging of a vessel. --Totten. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: unlace v : undo the ties of "They untied the prisoner" [syn: {untie}, {unbrace}] [ant: {tie}]
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