单词 | unlay |
释义 | † unlayn. Scottish. Obsolete. A fine or penalty; = unlaw n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > fine > [noun] witereden688 witec890 guiltwite964 ransom?c1225 amends1340 forfeiture1399 ush1417 recoverya1422 issue1424 unlaw1424 fine1430 forfeita1475 unlay1497 multure1533 estreatc1550 mulct1584 forfeitment1597 1497 in E. Beveridge Burgh Rec. Dunfermline (1917) 177 In the..curt..thir persones..chosyn be the hale communite till lay the vnlais. 1504 in Rec. Parl. Scotl. to 1707 (2007) 1504/3/30 At that be ane punt of dittay in tyme tocum, and at the unlay therof be x l. 1556 Crail Burgh Court 19 Oct. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Unlaw That nay personis pas to the vayr wythin this toun befor vj howris in the morning vnder the pane of ane vnlay. 1624 Rec. Edinb. Masons 27 Dec. in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Unlaw That na maister within this bruch fie ane maissoun and his prenteis wnder the pane of the said wnlay content in the former act. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2019). unlayv. 1. transitive. To clear (a dining table) of things set in preparation for a meal. Cf. lay v.1 35b. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > serving food > removal of dishes > [verb (transitive)] voida1400 unlay1457 rid1599 disserve1816 bus1930 1457 (a1400) Libeaus Desconus (Naples) (1969) 289 (MED) [a1500 Lamb. The mayden..Wolde neyþer drynke ne ete..She sate] downe as careful maide [Lamb. continues Tyll the table] was vnleide. 1982 D. Hobson Crossroads vi. 128 She's either laying the table or unlaying it. 2011 D. Bartlett & D. Shaw tr. R. Jacobsen Child Wonder vii. 65 Mother had laid and unlaid and relaid and unlaid the table and changed the cloth. 2. transitive. Originally and chiefly Nautical. To untwist (a rope, cable, etc.) into separate strands or wires; to separate (the strands or wires) of a rope, cable, etc. ΘΚΠ 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 1726 G. Shelvocke Voy. round World xv. 436 Till we could unlay our best cable to make more. 1748 B. Robins & R. Walter Voy. round World by Anson ii. ii. 135 We were..obliged to unlay a cable to work into running rigging. 1831 W. O. Porter & J. Porter Sir Edward Seaward's Narr. I. 123 I also took thence a piece of rope, which I unlaid. c1860 H. Stuart Novices or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 28 Unlay the other two strands. 1896 H. D. Wilkinson Submarine Cable Laying & Repairing iv. 270 On one end..the sheathing wires are unlaid for a length of about 60ft. 1939 Motor Boating Nov. 76/2 I drew the end up and out of the coil, unlaid the rope sufficiently to make three full tucks. 2008 Gold Coast (Austral.) Bull. (Nexis) 1 Aug. 50 Judge how big you want the loop and unlay the rope a sufficient length to make at least four or five tucks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1497v.1457 |
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