unnailv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈneɪl/, U.S.

/ˌənˈneɪl/

Forms: see un- prefix² and nail v.

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

Etymology: < un- prefix² + nail v.Compare Middle Dutch ontnagelen, ontnegelen (Dutch ontnagelen), Old High German innagalen (German entnageln).

1. transitive. To detach or unfasten from something by the removal of nails.In early use frequently with reference to the removal of Jesus from the cross.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)] > detach in other specific manner

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to pull offa1425

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to pinch off1654

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unthong1829

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a1400 Complaint Our Lady (Pepys) (1987) 110 (MED) Whan his honden & his fete weren vnnailed, Ioseph took his swete body in his armes.

c1400 (?c1308) Adam Davy's 5 Dreams (1878) l. 95 (MED) On rode he [sc. Christ] was..He vnneiled his honden two.

1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xlix. f. 291^v The yong dolt..setting his fote vpon a borde vnnayled from the ioyst, fell..into a store house.

1598 S. Rowlands Betraying of Christ 55 Hands and feet they carefull did vn-naile, Letting the body downe.

1668 J. Evelyn tr. R. Fréart Idea Perfection Painting 51 At the foot..stands the B. Virgin,..whiles Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus un-nail our Lord.

1705 J. Stevens Anc. & Present State Portugal xi. 104 Immediately the Image [of Christ on the cross] Unnail'd both its Hands, let fall one Arm,..and bent forward the whole Body.

1768 J.-M. Leprince de Beaumont New Clarissa I. xxvi. 267 We had unnailed the lining of the chaise.

1846 W. S. Landor Citation & Exam. Shakespere in Wks. II. 273/2 Having..unnailed from our chapels, many dozens of decent saints.

1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 19/1 We must think it no trouble to unnail even large branches.

1974 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 25 Nov. 34 (cartoon) Beetle, un-nail my desk from the floor and go buy me a six-pack.

2013 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) (Nexis) 26 Oct. Sometimes the clapboards are split to remove and later returned, but it's just as easy to un-nail them to take them off.

2. transitive. To undo or take apart by the extraction or removal of nails.

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)] > undo specific fastening

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1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) ii. xviii. sig. dviii Their hawberkes vnnailled that naked they were on euery syde.

1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccccxii. 718 They made all y^e bridge to be vnnayled, redy to be broken downe.

1600 J. Golburne tr. C. de Valera Two Treat. i. 183 A maister of the Colledge ther was, which vnnailed a table, & couered therwith his head & shoulders.

1704 tr. Hist. Acct. Sufferings & Death I. le Fevre 87 The Almoner..caus'd the Coffin to be unnail'd again.

1829 J. Miller Mem. Gen. Miller (ed. 2) I. xiv. 345 A few cases of merchandize belonging to the royalists..were unnailed, and every body allowed to help themselves.

1884 R. L. Stevenson in St. James's Gaz. (1899) 10 Apr. 4/2 If we do possess these opposite gifts, we must unnail the scaffolding.

1921 Manitoba Free Press 21 Mar. 6/1 A small boy, whom he recognized as the one that unnailed the packing cases at the store.

1993 B. McCaskill in S. M. Miller & B. McCaskill Multicultural Lit. & Literacies iv. 81 To unnail his box before he suffocates or starves.

3. transitive. Military. To remove a spike from (a cannon); = unspike v. 1. Now historical.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > putting weapons or equipment out of action > put weapons or equipment out of action [verb (transitive)] > silence a gun > by spiking > unspike

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1562 P. Whitehorne Certain Waies Orderyng Souldiers f. 34, in tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre The spediest way to vnnaile them, is firste to charge againe all such peses of artillerie, with smaller bullettes then their ordinarie.

1673 R. Honywood tr. B. Nani Hist. Republick of Venice iii. 107 Some Cannon being unnailed, and turned upon the Enemy, made a great slaughter amongst them.

1759 Mod. Part Universal Hist. VII. xi. x. 366 They set about repairing the fort and unnailing the guns.

1830 T. Keightley Hist. War Independence in Greece I. xvii. 265 M. Raybaud succeeded in unnailing and mounting the mortars.

1980 R. B. Wernham List & Anal. State Papers Foreign Ser.: Elizabeth I III. 246/1 By February 27 all the cannon that had been nailed, had been unnailed, Wells said.

Derivatives

unˈnailing n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > [noun] > other specific detaching

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1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 258 Even to the vnnayling from heaven, of the Sunne, and the Moone.

1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 278 The Press-man, without nailing or un-nailing, Sets the Rounce to what Position he will.

1756 T. Nugent Grand Tour IV. 99 A picture of the unnailing from the cross,..which is greatly admired.

1835 Paxton's Hort. Reg. May 165 If the young shoots continue growing, the unnailing should be delayed till after the growth ceases.

2006 J. Londraville & R. Londraville Most Beautiful Man in World x. 177 Undoing, unnailing, unpinning, pulling down was every day's exercise.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	unnail
释义	unnailv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈneɪl/, U.S. /ˌənˈneɪl/ Forms: see un- prefix² and nail v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix², nail v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + nail v.Compare Middle Dutch ontnagelen, ontnegelen (Dutch ontnagelen), Old High German innagalen (German entnageln). 1. transitive. To detach or unfasten from something by the removal of nails.In early use frequently with reference to the removal of Jesus from the cross. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > detach [verb (transitive)] > detach in other specific manner unnaila1400 to pull offa1425 nipc1450 unlink1569 unhook1611 unhinge1616 unsling1630 to pinch off1654 untack1693 unstring1697 peel1787 unbolt1793 unthong1829 unswing1835 unshackle1840 unsnap1862 unbraze1898 delink1899 a1400 Complaint Our Lady (Pepys) (1987) 110 (MED) Whan his honden & his fete weren vnnailed, Ioseph took his swete body in his armes. c1400 (?c1308) Adam Davy's 5 Dreams (1878) l. 95 (MED) On rode he [sc. Christ] was..He vnneiled his honden two. 1566 W. Painter Palace of Pleasure I. xlix. f. 291^v The yong dolt..setting his fote vpon a borde vnnayled from the ioyst, fell..into a store house. 1598 S. Rowlands Betraying of Christ 55 Hands and feet they carefull did vn-naile, Letting the body downe. 1668 J. Evelyn tr. R. Fréart Idea Perfection Painting 51 At the foot..stands the B. Virgin,..whiles Joseph of Arimathea, and Nicodemus un-nail our Lord. 1705 J. Stevens Anc. & Present State Portugal xi. 104 Immediately the Image [of Christ on the cross] Unnail'd both its Hands, let fall one Arm,..and bent forward the whole Body. 1768 J.-M. Leprince de Beaumont New Clarissa I. xxvi. 267 We had unnailed the lining of the chaise. 1846 W. S. Landor Citation & Exam. Shakespere in Wks. II. 273/2 Having..unnailed from our chapels, many dozens of decent saints. 1858 G. Glenny Gardener's Every-day Bk. (new ed.) 19/1 We must think it no trouble to unnail even large branches. 1974 Lebanon (Pa.) Daily News 25 Nov. 34 (cartoon) Beetle, un-nail my desk from the floor and go buy me a six-pack. 2013 Berkshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.) (Nexis) 26 Oct. Sometimes the clapboards are split to remove and later returned, but it's just as easy to un-nail them to take them off. 2. transitive. To undo or take apart by the extraction or removal of nails. 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)] > undo specific fastening unbucklec1386 unnail1485 unclasp1530 unsolder1538 disbuckle1562 unpin1587 unrivet1591 unlink1595 unloop1599 unpeg1604 unhasp1610 uncord1611 unhoop1611 unwedge1611 unsplint1615 refibulate1623 replumb1623 unlatchc1625 unscrew1651 unclamp1655 unrope1673 unstring1681 unlash1796 unkey1802 unspring1802 unwire1823 unstrap1828 unscotch1839 unclap1846 unspike1846 uncramp1851 unspear1859 untoggle1859 unsnap1862 undraw1872 disbutton1887 uncinch1891 disimpale1904 unzip1927 zip1927 unzipper1936 1485 Malory's Morte Darthur (Caxton) ii. xviii. sig. dviii Their hawberkes vnnailled that naked they were on euery syde. 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart Cronycles I. ccccxii. 718 They made all y^e bridge to be vnnayled, redy to be broken downe. 1600 J. Golburne tr. C. de Valera Two Treat. i. 183 A maister of the Colledge ther was, which vnnailed a table, & couered therwith his head & shoulders. 1704 tr. Hist. Acct. Sufferings & Death I. le Fevre 87 The Almoner..caus'd the Coffin to be unnail'd again. 1829 J. Miller Mem. Gen. Miller (ed. 2) I. xiv. 345 A few cases of merchandize belonging to the royalists..were unnailed, and every body allowed to help themselves. 1884 R. L. Stevenson in St. James's Gaz. (1899) 10 Apr. 4/2 If we do possess these opposite gifts, we must unnail the scaffolding. 1921 Manitoba Free Press 21 Mar. 6/1 A small boy, whom he recognized as the one that unnailed the packing cases at the store. 1993 B. McCaskill in S. M. Miller & B. McCaskill Multicultural Lit. & Literacies iv. 81 To unnail his box before he suffocates or starves. 3. transitive. Military. To remove a spike from (a cannon); = unspike v. 1. Now historical. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > operation and use of weapons > putting weapons or equipment out of action > put weapons or equipment out of action [verb (transitive)] > silence a gun > by spiking > unspike unnail1562 unspike1680 1562 P. Whitehorne Certain Waies Orderyng Souldiers f. 34, in tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre The spediest way to vnnaile them, is firste to charge againe all such peses of artillerie, with smaller bullettes then their ordinarie. 1673 R. Honywood tr. B. Nani Hist. Republick of Venice iii. 107 Some Cannon being unnailed, and turned upon the Enemy, made a great slaughter amongst them. 1759 Mod. Part Universal Hist. VII. xi. x. 366 They set about repairing the fort and unnailing the guns. 1830 T. Keightley Hist. War Independence in Greece I. xvii. 265 M. Raybaud succeeded in unnailing and mounting the mortars. 1980 R. B. Wernham List & Anal. State Papers Foreign Ser.: Elizabeth I III. 246/1 By February 27 all the cannon that had been nailed, had been unnailed, Wells said. Derivatives unˈnailing n. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > [noun] > other specific detaching unnailing1622 1622 J. Mabbe tr. M. Alemán Rogue ii. 258 Even to the vnnayling from heaven, of the Sunne, and the Moone. 1683 J. Moxon Mech. Exercises II. 278 The Press-man, without nailing or un-nailing, Sets the Rounce to what Position he will. 1756 T. Nugent Grand Tour IV. 99 A picture of the unnailing from the cross,..which is greatly admired. 1835 Paxton's Hort. Reg. May 165 If the young shoots continue growing, the unnailing should be delayed till after the growth ceases. 2006 J. Londraville & R. Londraville Most Beautiful Man in World x. 177 Undoing, unnailing, unpinning, pulling down was every day's exercise. 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