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unlace (iou)



unlace verb trans. ME.
[from UN-2 + LACE verb.]
Undo the lace or laces of; unfasten or loosen in this way. ME.
R. C. Hutchinson He unlaced and took off her shoes.
b. Nautical. Undo and remove (the bonnet) from the foot of a sail. M17.
Free or relieve by undoing a lace or laces. ME.
J. Vanbrugh Unlace me, or I shall swoon.
Cut up or carve (esp. a rabbit). LME-L18.
fig.
a. Undo, destroy. LME.
New Quarterly (Canada) It's the unquiet deaths that unlace minds.
b. Disclose, reveal. M-L16.