Verb
To unwind, unfold, unravel or untie.
Usage- also
- Archaic
- Figurative
- Transitive
- Examples
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unclewing ropes and disentangling knots
unclewing the inmost mysteries of the bed-chamber
More examples (1)
unclew the topmost canvas, the skysails, and the brig's royals
To undo; to ruin.
Usage- Archaic
- Figurative
- Transitive
- Examples
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If I should pay you for't as 'tis extoll'd, It would unclew me quite