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]