unplaitv.

Brit.

/(ˌ)ʌnˈplat/, U.S.

/ˌənˈplæt/

Forms: see un- prefix² and plait v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix², plait v.

Etymology: < un- prefix² + plait v., originally (in figurative use) after classical Latin explicāre to make clear (see explicate v.).

transitive. To release (esp. hair) from a plait or plaits, to undo the plaits of. In early use chiefly figurative: to explain, to make sense of (a statement); to unfold (a document); to unfurrow (a brow). Cf. unplat v.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)]

arecchec885

unloukOE

overrunOE

sutelec1000

trahtnec1000

unfolda1050

belayc1175

openc1175

onopena1200

accountc1300

undo?a1366

remenea1382

interpret1382

unwrap1387

exploitc1390

enlumine1393

declarec1400

expoundc1400

unplait?c1400

enperc1420

planea1425

clearc1440

exponec1440

to lay outc1440

to give (also carry) lightc1449

unwind1482

expose1483

reducea1500

manifest1530

explicate1531

explaina1535

unlock?1536

dilucidate1538

elucidate1538

illustrate1538

rechec1540

explicate1543

illucidate1545

enucleate1548

unsnarl1555

commonstrate1563

to lay forth1577

straighten1577

unbroid1577

untwist1577

decipherc1586

illuminate1586

enlighten1587

resolvec1592

cipher1594

eliquidate1596

to take (a person) with one1599

rivelc1600

ravel1604

unbowel1606

unmist1611

extricate1614

unbolta1616

untanglea1616

enode1623

unperplexa1631

perspicuate1634

explata1637

unravel1637

esclarea1639

clarify1642

unweave1642

detenebrate1646

dismystery1652

undecipher1654

unfork1654

unparadox1654

reflect1655

enodate1656

unmysterya1661

liquidatea1670

recognize1676

to clear upa1691

to throw sidelight on1726

to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731

eclaircise1754

irradiate1864

unbraid1880

predigest1905

to get (something) straight1920

disambiguate1960

demystify1963

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [verb (transitive)] > contract or relax

knitc1405

strain1556

unknit1566

unpleat1572

unfret1594

unplaitc1595

smooth1597

uncontract1628

plait1642

to roll into ——1656

unbend1718

gather1790

knot1844

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > let down or dishevel

unpleat1572

befrounce1581

untress1587

dishevel1598

uncoif1598

displat1627

unplait1865

bluster1876

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

?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) ii. pr. viii. l. 1647 It is a wondyr þat .I. desyre to telle, and forthi vnnethe may I. vnpleyten [L. explicare] my sentense with wordes.

c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 164 (MED) Now j telle yow, the scripture j vndide and vnplytede [Fr. desploiai] it and redde it.

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme civ. 50 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 160 Oile, whose iuyce vnplaites the folded brow.

1638 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione (new ed.) 76 Dull-aged Saturne..his waightie head did bow, And with a smile unplaited every frowne.

1756 A. Russell Nat. Hist. Aleppo i. 87 Having the additional trouble of combing and washing, as well as unplaiting and plaiting their hair.

1865 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 487 She unplaited her hair and threw it back..over her shoulders.

1867 E. F. Bowden tr. Countess Hahn-Hahn Lives Fathers of Desert 160 Paul unplaited all the fifteen ells, and then plaited them together again.

1904 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. 317 Plaiting and unplaiting chance-plucked grass stems.

1932 R. Macauley Shadow Flies i. 173 Julian was sitting up in bed, quickly unplaiting her two long pig-tails.

2006 J. W. Duffield Radio Boys in Thousand Islands (Electronic ed.) xxi. 133 A moment later [he] reappeared with two pieces of rope, the strands of which he unplaited and knotted together.

Derivatives

unˈplaiting n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > not

unplaiting1611

the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [noun] > untwisting or unravelling

untwisting1591

unravelling1606

unplaiting1611

unweaving1706

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desplissure, an vnfoulding, vnplaiting.

1872 W. R. S. Ralston Songs Russ. People iv. 272 Its [sc. the hair's] unplaiting is a sign of the change which is coming upon her.

2002 O. Figes Natasha's Dance (2003) iv. vi. 286 Then came the prenuptial rituals like the washing of the bride and..the unplaiting of the maiden's braid.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	unplait
释义	unplaitv. Brit. /(ˌ)ʌnˈplat/, U.S. /ˌənˈplæt/ Forms: see un- prefix² and plait v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a Latin lexical item. Etymons: un- prefix², plait v. Etymology: < un- prefix² + plait v., originally (in figurative use) after classical Latin explicāre to make clear (see explicate v.). transitive. To release (esp. hair) from a plait or plaits, to undo the plaits of. In early use chiefly figurative: to explain, to make sense of (a statement); to unfold (a document); to unfurrow (a brow). Cf. unplat v. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > expound, explain [verb (transitive)] arecchec885 unloukOE overrunOE sutelec1000 trahtnec1000 unfolda1050 belayc1175 openc1175 onopena1200 accountc1300 undo?a1366 remenea1382 interpret1382 unwrap1387 exploitc1390 enlumine1393 declarec1400 expoundc1400 unplait?c1400 enperc1420 planea1425 clearc1440 exponec1440 to lay outc1440 to give (also carry) lightc1449 unwind1482 expose1483 reducea1500 manifest1530 explicate1531 explaina1535 unlock?1536 dilucidate1538 elucidate1538 illustrate1538 rechec1540 explicate1543 illucidate1545 enucleate1548 unsnarl1555 commonstrate1563 to lay forth1577 straighten1577 unbroid1577 untwist1577 decipherc1586 illuminate1586 enlighten1587 resolvec1592 cipher1594 eliquidate1596 to take (a person) with one1599 rivelc1600 ravel1604 unbowel1606 unmist1611 extricate1614 unbolta1616 untanglea1616 enode1623 unperplexa1631 perspicuate1634 explata1637 unravel1637 esclarea1639 clarify1642 unweave1642 detenebrate1646 dismystery1652 undecipher1654 unfork1654 unparadox1654 reflect1655 enodate1656 unmysterya1661 liquidatea1670 recognize1676 to clear upa1691 to throw sidelight on1726 to throw (also cast, shed) light on (also upon)1731 eclaircise1754 irradiate1864 unbraid1880 predigest1905 to get (something) straight1920 disambiguate1960 demystify1963 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > forehead > [verb (transitive)] > contract or relax knitc1405 strain1556 unknit1566 unpleat1572 unfret1594 unplaitc1595 smooth1597 uncontract1628 plait1642 to roll into ——1656 unbend1718 gather1790 knot1844 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > beautify (the hair) [verb (transitive)] > let down or dishevel unpleat1572 befrounce1581 untress1587 dishevel1598 uncoif1598 displat1627 unplait1865 bluster1876 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 ?c1400 (c1380) G. Chaucer tr. Boethius De Consol. Philos. (BL Add. 10340) (1868) ii. pr. viii. l. 1647 It is a wondyr þat .I. desyre to telle, and forthi vnnethe may I. vnpleyten [L. explicare] my sentense with wordes. c1450 tr. G. Deguileville Pilgrimage Lyfe Manhode (Cambr.) (1869) 164 (MED) Now j telle yow, the scripture j vndide and vnplytede [Fr. desploiai] it and redde it. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme civ. 50 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 160 Oile, whose iuyce vnplaites the folded brow. 1638 N. Whiting Le Hore di Recreatione (new ed.) 76 Dull-aged Saturne..his waightie head did bow, And with a smile unplaited every frowne. 1756 A. Russell Nat. Hist. Aleppo i. 87 Having the additional trouble of combing and washing, as well as unplaiting and plaiting their hair. 1865 Cornhill Mag. Oct. 487 She unplaited her hair and threw it back..over her shoulders. 1867 E. F. Bowden tr. Countess Hahn-Hahn Lives Fathers of Desert 160 Paul unplaited all the fifteen ells, and then plaited them together again. 1904 R. Kipling Traffics & Discov. 317 Plaiting and unplaiting chance-plucked grass stems. 1932 R. Macauley Shadow Flies i. 173 Julian was sitting up in bed, quickly unplaiting her two long pig-tails. 2006 J. W. Duffield Radio Boys in Thousand Islands (Electronic ed.) xxi. 133 A moment later [he] reappeared with two pieces of rope, the strands of which he unplaited and knotted together. Derivatives unˈplaiting n. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > [noun] > not unplaiting1611 the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separation or detachment > loosening or unfastening > [noun] > untwisting or unravelling untwisting1591 unravelling1606 unplaiting1611 unweaving1706 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Desplissure, an vnfoulding, vnplaiting. 1872 W. R. S. Ralston Songs Russ. People iv. 272 Its [sc. the hair's] unplaiting is a sign of the change which is coming upon her. 2002 O. Figes Natasha's Dance (2003) iv. vi. 286 Then came the prenuptial rituals like the washing of the bride and..the unplaiting of the maiden's braid. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.?c1400
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