UNLACE

untie, unbrace, unlace

(verb) undo the ties of; “They untied the prisoner”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

unlace (third-person singular simple present unlaces, present participle unlacing, simple past and past participle unlaced)

(transitive) To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces.

(transitive) To loosen the clothing of (a person).

(transitive) To remove (film) from a projector.

Antonyms

• lace up

Anagrams

• Lucena, auncel, cuneal, lacune, launce

Source: Wiktionary


Un*lace", v. t. Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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