UNTURN

Etymology

Verb

unturn (third-person singular simple present unturns, present participle unturning, simple past and past participle unturned)

To turn in a reverse way, especially so as to open something.

Source: Wiktionary


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

Definition: To turn in a reserve way, especially so as to open something; as, to unturn a key. Keats.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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