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† unˈtwind, v. Obs. rare.
[un-2 3.]
= next. Hence unˈtwinding vbl. n.
c1460Promp. Parv. (Winch.) 323 On-wyyndyn or on⁓twyndyn, destorqueo. a1542Wyatt Penit. Ps. xxxvii. 104 All wicked folk reversed shall untwind. 1592W. Wyrley Armorie 34 Their linked chaines do binde Bigge ships so fast, they cannot soone vntwinde. 1597Shakes. 2 Hen. IV, ii. iv. 213 Why then let..gaping Wounds vntwin'd the Sisters three. 1608Machin Dumb Knt. ii. D 2 b, Euen with ease, and gentle tangled knots, Thou shalt vntwind thy clew of miseries. 1642R. Carpenter Experience iii. v. 47 The un⁓twinding of my heart from all idle affection to these low base things of earth. |