† uncluev.

Forms:

α. see un- prefix² and clew v.

β. see un- prefix² and clue v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², clew v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + clew v. With β. forms compare clue v.

Obsolete.

1. transitive. To undo, unwind; to reveal, open up. Also figurative: to ruin. Also reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > poverty > make poor or impoverish [verb (transitive)]

destroy1297

poverisha1382

apoora1400

impover1418

poora1425

dispurveyc1430

impoverish1440

beggar1528

weaken1530

ruinate1547

ruin1560

depauper1562

depoverish1569

craze1573

soak1577

sift1591

waste1599

impoor1613

uncluea1616

depauperate1623

disenrich1647

necessitate1647

erumnate1676

straiten1699

poorify1711

pauperize1806

pauperate1839

pauper1841

to clear out1884

immiserate1956

penny-pincha1961

immiserize1971

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > untwist, unravel, etc.

untwinec1407

unlacea1450

untwindc1460

untwist1538

unweave1542

distwine1562

feaze1568

unpleat1572

unspin1587

unplat1589

unwreathe1591

unreave1593

unravel1603

ravel1607

unwrithe1611

uncluea1616

unwork1623

unperplex1660

untwirla1703

unlay1726

disentwine1814

unbraid1828

unmesha1849

disintertwine1861

unplait1865

tiffle out1880

unleeze1889

α.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) i. i. 172 If I should pay you for't as 'tis extold, It would vnclew me quite.

1681 T. D'Urfey Progr. Honesty xvii. 21 Cherishing noble Loyalty, Till Fate unclews Mortality.

1797 T. Sheridan Compl. Dict. Eng. Lang. (ed. 2) To unclew, to undo.

1836 G. P. R. James Darnley (new ed.) II. xv. 195 He scattered the frightened Portuguese and impassible Dutchmen, who were unclewing ropes and disentangling knots.

1876 A. J. Evans Through Bosnia ii. 52 Pray do not let false delicacy or closed doors deter you from unclewing the inmost mysteries of the bed-chamber!

β. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. To Vulgar Who is he, that can be so happy, as to vnclue himselfe from this Labyrinth?1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ To Rdr. sig. A3 They [sc. letters] can the Cabinets of Kings unscrue, And hardest intricacies of State unclue.1686 W. Clenche St Peter's Supremacy ii. i. 67 I think no Point stands more in need of an Assistant Hand to unclue its Intricacies.1806 Morning Post 26 Sept. Our Nation's foes lament on Fox's death, But bless the hour, when Pitt resign'd his breath; These feelings wide, let Sense and Truth unclue.a1924 M. Ghose Coll. Poems (1970) 247 Your sore tried excellence of heart, Your steadfast heart, he knew And chanted how the day-wrought web You did by night unclue.

2. transitive. Chiefly Nautical. To let down the clews or lower corners of (a sail or similar piece of canvas).

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > set or spread (sails) > unfurl > let down clews

unclue1797

to clew down1840

1797 W. Nicol Sc. Forcing Gardener vii. 96 Two people can unclew and hoist, or let down and clew, the whole in fifteen minutes.

1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 384 Take your seats upon the banks; Unclew the sails with speed.

1899 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 197 The sailboat..lay alongside the wooden pier, with ballast stowed amidships and her mutton-ham unclewed.

1912 Evening Tribune (Marysville, Ohio) 14 June One on 'em was at the wheel, another had lashed himself to the riggin' tryin' to unclew a sail, another was layin' over the fo'castle, and so on—all dead.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	unclue
释义	† uncluev. Forms: α. see un- prefix² and clew v. β. see un- prefix² and clue v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², clew v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + clew v. With β. forms compare clue v. Obsolete. 1. transitive. To undo, unwind; to reveal, open up. Also figurative: to ruin. Also reflexive. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > poverty > make poor or impoverish [verb (transitive)] destroy1297 poverisha1382 apoora1400 impover1418 poora1425 dispurveyc1430 impoverish1440 beggar1528 weaken1530 ruinate1547 ruin1560 depauper1562 depoverish1569 craze1573 soak1577 sift1591 waste1599 impoor1613 uncluea1616 depauperate1623 disenrich1647 necessitate1647 erumnate1676 straiten1699 poorify1711 pauperize1806 pauperate1839 pauper1841 to clear out1884 immiserate1956 penny-pincha1961 immiserize1971 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > loosen, unfasten, or untie [verb (transitive)] > untwist, unravel, etc. untwinec1407 unlacea1450 untwindc1460 untwist1538 unweave1542 distwine1562 feaze1568 unpleat1572 unspin1587 unplat1589 unwreathe1591 unreave1593 unravel1603 ravel1607 unwrithe1611 uncluea1616 unwork1623 unperplex1660 untwirla1703 unlay1726 disentwine1814 unbraid1828 unmesha1849 disintertwine1861 unplait1865 tiffle out1880 unleeze1889 α. a1616 W. Shakespeare Timon of Athens (1623) i. i. 172 If I should pay you for't as 'tis extold, It would vnclew me quite. View more context for this quotation 1681 T. D'Urfey Progr. Honesty xvii. 21 Cherishing noble Loyalty, Till Fate unclews Mortality. 1797 T. Sheridan Compl. Dict. Eng. Lang. (ed. 2) To unclew, to undo. 1836 G. P. R. James Darnley (new ed.) II. xv. 195 He scattered the frightened Portuguese and impassible Dutchmen, who were unclewing ropes and disentangling knots. 1876 A. J. Evans Through Bosnia ii. 52 Pray do not let false delicacy or closed doors deter you from unclewing the inmost mysteries of the bed-chamber! β. 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue i. To Vulgar Who is he, that can be so happy, as to vnclue himselfe from this Labyrinth?1645 J. Howell Epistolæ Ho-elianæ To Rdr. sig. A3 They [sc. letters] can the Cabinets of Kings unscrue, And hardest intricacies of State unclue.1686 W. Clenche St Peter's Supremacy ii. i. 67 I think no Point stands more in need of an Assistant Hand to unclue its Intricacies.1806 Morning Post 26 Sept. Our Nation's foes lament on Fox's death, But bless the hour, when Pitt resign'd his breath; These feelings wide, let Sense and Truth unclue.a1924 M. Ghose Coll. Poems (1970) 247 Your sore tried excellence of heart, Your steadfast heart, he knew And chanted how the day-wrought web You did by night unclue. 2. transitive. Chiefly Nautical. To let down the clews or lower corners of (a sail or similar piece of canvas). ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > set or spread (sails) > unfurl > let down clews unclue1797 to clew down1840 1797 W. Nicol Sc. Forcing Gardener vii. 96 Two people can unclew and hoist, or let down and clew, the whole in fifteen minutes. 1855 R. C. Singleton tr. Virgil Aeneid iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. I. 384 Take your seats upon the banks; Unclew the sails with speed. 1899 Atlantic Monthly Aug. 197 The sailboat..lay alongside the wooden pier, with ballast stowed amidships and her mutton-ham unclewed. 1912 Evening Tribune (Marysville, Ohio) 14 June One on 'em was at the wheel, another had lashed himself to the riggin' tryin' to unclew a sail, another was layin' over the fo'castle, and so on—all dead. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < v.a1616
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