单词 | unline |
释义 | † unlinev.1 Obsolete. transitive (reflexive). To desist from lechery or sexual promiscuity. Cf. line v.3Apparently an isolated use. ΚΠ 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie i. iv. sig. D4v To morrow doth Luxurio promise me, He will vnline himselfe from bitcherie. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2020). unlinev.2 1. transitive. To remove a lining from; (frequently figurative) to empty completely (cf. line v.1 3). ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > strip or make bare > strip of other specific covering unclay1559 discover1563 unlead1566 unpaste1598 unline1600 undaub1611 unpaper1715 1600 Weakest goeth to Wall sig. D4 Ile liue by a pittance, vnline my purse, and vse my person. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desdoubler, to vnlyne; or take the lynings out of a garment. 1698 Æsop at Richmond 18 Gamester-like he loses all: At ev'ry Throw he vents a Curse, And having now unlin'd his Purse, In sullen Mood, he sneaks away. 1747 London Evening Post 26 Dec. The French having Information, by Means of some Passengers, that there was Money on Board, not only made the strictest Search every where, but even unlined the Ship twice to find where it was. 1856 Dublin Univ. Mag. May 550 No more that unenquiring heart Perused the sweet home of her breast, Than turtle-doves unline their nest To scan the outer part. 1899 Tri-County Gaz. (Mentone, Indiana) 14 Dec. His mistress kept her shoes and slippers upon the mantelpiece, for he [sc. a dog] was quite an adept at the art of unlining them. 1909 Nebraska State Jrnl. 25 Aug. 5/2 It would be only fair to unline the pockets which have been filing up with filthy lucre. 2004 Lima News 25 Jan. (Business section) d1/5 The crooks..have found a lucrative method to line their pockets and unline your pockets and those of our financial institutions. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate, come, or go apart [verb (intransitive)] > separate as a lining unline1848 1848 J. Lindley tr. M.-F. Dunal Introd. Bot. (ed. 4) I. 331 They all pass out of each other (désemboîtent); they all unline [Fr. ils se dédoublent tous]. 1849 Hooker's Jrnl. Bot. 1 358 To unline..has been gradually extended to all cases where any number of floral organs occupy the place normally taken by a single one. 1850 A. Gray Bot. Text-bk. (ed. 3) i. ix. 249 The name dédoublement of Dunal, which has been translated deduplication, literally means unlining; the original hypothesis being, that the organs in question unline, or tend to separate into two or more layers, each having the same structure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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