unlapv.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈlap/, U.S. /ˌənˈlæp/ Now rare (English regional in later use).† 2. transitive. To unroll or uncoil (something) from a roll or cylinder; to unwind. Obsolete.
1.
a. To open up, fold back, or remove (a covering, wrapping, etc.); to spread open or unfold (something folded or rolled up, esp. (in early use) a letter or other document). Also intransitive or reflexive: to become spread open or unfolded.figurative in quot. a1450.
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the world > space > extension in space > extend in space [verb (intransitive)] > unfurl or unfold
unfoldc1350
unlapa1400
unroll1594
evolute1793
unfurl1814
unwrapc1888
the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > unfurl or unfold
unfoldc890
untrenda1272
displayc1330
splayc1330
unplyc1330
outrolla1393
unlapa1400
unplight?c1400
unrollc1425
deploy1477
to shake outc1550
explicate1562
disvelop1592
unfurl1641
develop1656
unwrap1807
unshroud1846
to roll out1849
a1400 Siege Jerusalem (Laud) (1932) l. 961 Þe lord vnlappeþ [a1450 Lamb. lefte vp] þe lef, þis letres byholdeþ, Ouer-lokeþ ech a lyne.
a1450 York Plays (1885) 360 (MED) Þus leelly þe lawe I vnlappe, And punyssh þame pitously.
?1553 (c1501) G. Douglas Palice of Honour (London) Prol. l. 37 in Shorter Poems (1967) 10 The dasy and the Maryguld onlappit [1579 Edinb. vnlappit] Quhilkis all the nicht lay with thair leuis happit.
1612 W. Travers Supplic. to Priuy Counsel 23 Tapestrie, which,..being vnlapt & laid open sheweth plainely to the eye all the worke that is in it.
1746 M. Johnson Let. 5 July in Acct. Gentlemen's Soc. at Spalding (1784) 425 You will find the impressions of both the head and reverse very plain in the silver foil when you unlap the papers.
1793 Whole Proc. King's Comm. Peace (City of London & County of Middlesex) 86/1 She came in and unlapped the paper.
1865 W. Douglas Soldiering in Sunshine & Storm ix. 161 The first thing to be taken off the horse being the corn-sack, which would be unlapped and opened.
1879 Specif. & Drawings of Patents (U.S. Patent Office) 11 Nov. 503/1 The pressure of the articles held by the dishes will unlap or distend the folds.
1903 ‘T. Collins’ Such is Life i. 31 Unlapping from his feet the inexpensive substitute for socks known as ‘prince-alberts’.
1922 M. S. Gesell & M. E. Thomas First Year Sewing & Cooking (Louisiana State Univ. Extension Circular No. 54) 7 Turn the edges all around ⅛ of an inch. Then turn ¼ of an inch. Open the corners and cut away material that unlaps to within a seam of second turning.
1976 J. Montagu Making Early Percussion Instruments ii. 15 Fold this extra skin over the hoop and, with the lapping tool or spoon handle, push the surplus up between the hoop and the skin... If the first tuck starts to unlap itself, put a clothes peg on it to hold it.
b. transitive. To uncover (something) by removing a cloth, covering, or wrapping; to remove the wrapping or covering from; esp. to remove clothing from (a person, oneself, a corpse, the area of a wound, etc.). Also figurative.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > uncovering > uncover or remove covering from [verb (transitive)] > uncover and expose > by withdrawing a cloth, etc.
unlapa1450
unclothe1607
unveil1657
to lay off1699
divest1814
a1450 York Plays (1885) 280 Vnlappe yow belyve wher ye lye.
1576 T. Tymme tr. J. de Serres Fourthe Pt. Comm. Ciuill Warres Fraunce xi. 108 She founde it vnlapped out of the sheete that she had wound it in.
1593 W. Perkins Two Treat. i. vi. 38 We must..sit downe, vnlappe our legges and armes and shew the sores of our sinnes.
1614 J. Norden Load-starre to Spirituall Life xxviii. 211 Let vs not be ashamed to lay open, and vnlap our sores before the Physitian of our soules.
c1665 L. Hutchinson Mem. Col. Hutchinson (1973) 274 Satisfied with this, they did not unlap the body.
?1740 F. Tolson Hermathenæ I. xxxi. 96 A glitt'ring Scroll of Light unlaps its Fire.
1809 M. Edgeworth Manœuvring xiii, in Tales Fashionable Life III. 312 The influence of her..prettiness, joined to the power of my mother's irresistible address, have almost lapped me in elysium... But..I unlapped myself.
1895 ‘M. E. Francis’ Daughter of Soil iii. 21 If hoo'd a bad foot..or a sore 'and, hoo'd unlap it an' show him.
1995 J. M. Sims-Kimbrey Wodds & Doggerybaw: Lincs. Dial. Dict. 327/1 Unlap that there parshal, then, an' let's see what's in.
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the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)] > detach in a strip or flap
unlap1801
1801 Encycl. Brit. Suppl. II. 18/2 As soon as the curve..is completed, by unlapping the thread from the branch ABC.
1849 Mechanic's Mag. 8 Dec. 545/1 A mode of unlapping the roll from the trimmer and winding it on to a cylinder of large diameter.
1884 Rep. Chief Inspector Factories & Workshops 1883 9 in Parl. Papers (C. 3945) XVIII. 181 The belt lapped round the shaft and coupling, and the man foolishly trying to unlap it, got caught.
Derivatives
unˈlapping n. now rare the action of the verb (chiefly in sense 2).
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the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > unfurling or unfolding
unfolding1483
evolution1624
unrolling1648
unfurling1780
unlapping1809
unrollment1823
unfoldure1837
outrolling1860
outroll1891
1809 Repertory of Arts 2nd Ser. 14 295 The consequent lapping and unlapping of the straps.
1849 E. A. Parnell Dyeing & Calico-printing 164 During the lapping and unlapping of the calico the column is placed horizontally in a frame.
1934 Canad. Patent Office Rec. 27 Nov. 2739/2 A receptacle comprising a main bag portion..having a portion of one end lapped back..and means interposed between said lapped-back portion and an adjacent wall of said main bag portion to provide for ready unlapping of said lapped-back portion.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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