Unlace

[ʌn'leɪs] or [ʌn'les]

(v. t.) To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe.

(v. t.) To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to disgrace.

(v. t.) 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.

Checked by Basil

v. a. Loose, loosen, unloose, untie, unfasten, unbind.

Inputed by Adeline

v.t. to loose from being laced: to loose the dress of.—adj. Unlast′ (Spens.) unlaced.

Inputed by Bertha

I was obliged to unlace her. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
She sat slowly unlacing her shoes, and he too commenced to undress. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
He was stooping unlacing his shoes, pushing them off with the foot. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .

Typist: Sol