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Webster 1913 Edition


Unwind

Un-wind′

,
Verb.
T.
[AS.
unwindan
. See 1st
Un-
, and
Wind
to coil.]
1.
To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved; to untwist; to untwine;
as, to
unwind
thread; to
unwind
a ball of yarn
.
2.
To disentangle.
[Obs.]
Hooker.

Un-wind′

,
Verb.
I.
To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unwind

UNWIND

,
Verb.
T.
pret. and pp. unwound.
1.
To wind off; to loose or separate what is wound or convolved; as, to unwind thread or a ball.
2.
To disentangle.

UNWIND

,
Verb.
I.
To admit evolution.