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unˈthread, v.
(un-2 3.)
Chiefly in figurative uses.
1595Shakes. John v. iv. 11 Vnthred the rude eye of Rebellion, And welcome home againe discarded faith. 1634Milton Comus 616 He with his bare wand can unthred thy joynts, And crumble all thy sinews. 1699Boyer Royal Dict. i, Desenfiler, to unthread a Needle. 1801Lamb Lett. (1900) II. 40 Who can disentangle and unthread the rich texture of Nature and Poetry,..without spoiling both lace and coat? 1818Keats Isabella xxxvii, The while it did unthread the horrid woof Of the late darken'd time. 1847De Quincey Sp. Mil. Nun Wks. 1854 III. 43 Under Kate's guidance..they soon unthreaded the labyrinth of rocks. 1865M. E. Braddon Doctor's Wife x. 93 Threading and unthreading her needle very often. |