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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

... said Mrs. Hauksbee. 'My idiot of an ayah has gone home, and, as I hope to sleep to-night, there isn't a soul in the place to unlace me.' ...

— Under the Deodars • Rudyard Kipling

... him in, 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

... if to atone for these more or less frequent lapses, there was something pathetic, even a little heartbreaking, in Carrie's zeal for his well-being. No duty too small. One night she wanted to unlace his shoes and even shine them—would have, in fact, except for his fierce catching of her into his arms and for some reason his tonsils ...

— The Vertical City • Fannie Hurst

... her, she suddenly knelt beside him, and before he realised what she was doing she began to unlace his boots. Larry ...

— Mount Music • E. Oe. Somerville and Martin Ross

... are as common in the Romances of Chivalry e.g. Amadis of Gaul, where they unlace the garments to give more liberty, pour cold water on the face and bathe the temples and pulses with diluted vinegar (for rose water) exactly as they do ...

— The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night, Volume 8 • Richard F. Burton

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