单词 | unthread |
释义 | unthreadv. (un- prefix2 1a) Chiefly in figurative uses. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > wholeness > mutual relation of parts to whole > separation > separate [verb (transitive)] > disjoin, disunite, or disconnect unlime?c1225 unjoin1340 discouplec1440 disannex1459 disjoin1483 uncouplea1533 unjoint1565 sejoin1568 sejungate1578 unknit1580 disjoint1582 unlinkc1585 uncombine1595 disunite1598 sejunge1598 discombine1603 injoint1603 dislink1610 unthreada1616 unyokea1616 sejugate1623 disconnect1758 dijunge1768 unconnect1796 disally1864 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > sewing or ornamenting textile fabric > sew or ornament textile fabric [verb (transitive)] > sew > thread needle > unthread unthreada1616 society > travel > aspects of travel > travel in specific course or direction > direct (one's course, steps, etc.) [verb (transitive)] > retrace (one's course or steps) retrace1594 untread1594 recompassc1604 retreat1605 to measure back (also backward)a1616 recollect1651 retrace1775 retrack1839 unthread1847 a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) v. iv. 11 Vnthred the rude eye of Rebellion, And welcome home againe discarded faith. View more context for this quotation 1637 J. Milton Comus 21 He with his bare wand can unthred thy joynts And crumble all thy sinewes. 1699 A. Boyer Royal Dict. at Desenfiler To unthread a Needle. 1801 C. Lamb Let. 18 Nov. in Lett. C. & M. A. Lamb (1976) II. 35 Who can disentangle and unthread the rich texture of Nature & Poetry.., without spoiling both lace & coat? 1820 J. Keats Isabella in Lamia & Other Poems 67 The while it did unthread the horrid woof Of the late darken'd time. 1847 T. De Quincey Spanish Mil. Nun in Wks. (1854) III. 43 Under Kate's guidance..they soon unthreaded the labyrinth of rocks. 1865 M. E. Braddon Doctor's Wife x. 93 Threading and unthreading her needle very often. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.a1616 |
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