Un*lace" (?), v. t. [1st un- +
lace.]
1. To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to
unlace a shoe.
2. To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to
expose; to disgrace.
What's the matter,
That you unlace your reputation thus?
Shak.
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.
Un*lace" (?), v. t. [1st un- +
lace.]
1. To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to
unlace a shoe.
2. To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to
expose; to disgrace.
What's the matter,
That you unlace your reputation thus?
Shak.
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.
