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Webster 1913 Edition
Unlace
Un-lace′
,Verb.
T.
[1st
un-
+ lace
.] 1.
To loose by undoing a lacing;
as, to
. unlace
a shoe2.
To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace.
What’s the matter,
That you
That you
unlace
your reputation thus? Shakespeare
3.
(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.
Totten.
Webster 1828 Edition
Unlace
UNLA'CE
, v.t1.
To loose from lacing or fastening by a cord or strings passed through loops and holes; as, to unlace a helmet or a garment.2.
To loose a woman's dress.3.
To divest of ornaments.4.
In sea language, to loose and take off a bonnet from a sail.