Un·lace v. t.
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.
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unlace
v : undo the ties of; "They untied the prisoner" [syn: untie,
unbrace] [ant: tie]