UNTHREAD

Etymology

Verb

unthread (third-person singular simple present unthreads, present participle unthreading, simple past and past participle unthreaded)

(transitive) To draw or remove a thread from.

(transitive) To loosen the connections of.

(transitive) To make one's way through.

Anagrams

• headturn

Source: Wiktionary


Un*thread", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + thread.]

1. To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a needle.

2. To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments of. He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints. Milton.

3. To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to unthread a devious path. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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