Category:Unlace

Un*lace", v. t. Etym: [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.)

Defn: 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.