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Unlace v. t.

To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe.

To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace. "What's the matter, That you unlace your reputation thus?"

(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.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Unlace" Quotes from Famous Books

... Nor you wouldn't if you worked for Aunt Suse. She says I'll give her her nevergitovers—an' I hope I do!" with which final observation she ran to unlace Aunt Kate's shoes. ...

— Ruth Fielding Down East - Or, The Hermit of Beach Plum Point • Alice B. Emerson

... dismiss his suspicion from his mind, when he noticed that the Jap's arms were folded and the hands thrust up the opposite sleeves, concealing both wrists. Harrigan considered a moment, and then stooped over and commenced to unlace his boots. When the first one was unloosened, he kicked it off, but with such careless vigor that it skidded far across the floor and smashed against the box on which Kamasura sat. The little Oriental ...

— Harrigan • Max Brand

... and he found the low-ceiled room bright with fire and lamp, the table spread, and his chair beside the blaze. Kneeling down, she tried to unlace ...

— Fenwick's Career • Mrs. Humphry Ward

... of preserves and ripped off the paraffin wafer that covered the top. Then he set the jar aside and sat down on the floor. Mrs. Egg watched him unlace his shoes. ...

— O. Henry Memorial Award Prize Stories of 1921 • Various

... her on the bed, Mrs. Avenel whispered John to withdraw for a moment; and with set lips but trembling hands began to unlace the dress, under the pressure of which Nora's heart heaved convulsively. And John went out of the room bewildered, and sat himself down on the landing-place, and wondered whether he was awake or ...

— My Novel, Complete • Edward Bulwer-Lytton

... Walter of Lancaster, yet, though my son was so youthful, he kept his seat, albeit both spears were shivered to the heft; but it happened that a splinter of my boy's lance ran through the visor of Sir Walter's helmet and pierced through his eye into his brain, so that he died ere his esquire could unlace his helm. Now, Robin, Sir Walter had great friends at court, therefore his kinsmen stirred up things against my son so that, to save him from prison, I had to pay a ransom of six hundred pounds in gold. All might ...

— The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood • Howard Pyle