unbraid

[ uhn-breyd ]

/ ʌnˈbreɪd /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR unbraid ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object)

to separate (anything braided, as hair) into the several strands.

Origin of unbraid

First recorded in 1820–30; un-² + braid

Words nearby unbraid

unbound, unbounded, unbowed, unbox, unbrace, unbraid, unbranded, unbreakable, unbreathed, unbred, unbridle

Example sentences from the Web for unbraid

This is a remnant of ancient Russian usage, when the greatest outrage that could be committed on a woman was to unbraid her hair.
The History of Prostitution|William W. Sanger
Then he sat up and began deliberately to unbraid her hair, while she submitted laughing.
Mrs. Red Pepper|Grace S. Richmond
He liked to braid and unbraid it, to lay his face against it, to plunge his hands through the coolness into the warmth of it.
The Return of the Prodigal|May Sinclair
Judith was sitting before her dressing-table, and had already begun to unbraid her long, rich hair.
Throckmorton|Molly Elliot Seawell

"It is time you were in bed," said Grace, turning up the lamp, and beginning to unbraid her hair.
Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters|May Agnes Fleming

单词	unbraid
释义	unbraid [ uhn-breyd ] / ʌnˈbreɪd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unbraid ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to separate (anything braided, as hair) into the several strands. Origin of unbraid First recorded in 1820–30; un-² + braid Words nearby unbraid unbound, unbounded, unbowed, unbox, unbrace, unbraid, unbranded, unbreakable, unbreathed, unbred, unbridle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unbraid This is a remnant of ancient Russian usage, when the greatest outrage that could be committed on a woman was to unbraid her hair. The History of Prostitution\|William W. Sanger Then he sat up and began deliberately to unbraid her hair, while she submitted laughing. Mrs. Red Pepper\|Grace S. Richmond He liked to braid and unbraid it, to lay his face against it, to plunge his hands through the coolness into the warmth of it. The Return of the Prodigal\|May Sinclair Judith was sitting before her dressing-table, and had already begun to unbraid her long, rich hair. Throckmorton\|Molly Elliot Seawell "It is time you were in bed," said Grace, turning up the lamp, and beginning to unbraid her hair. Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters\|May Agnes Fleming Words related to unbraid disengage, extricate, untangle, unravel, untie, detach, emancipate, unscramble, unwind, loosen, disentangle, free, untwist, unweave, untwine, unsnarl, expand, resolve, unfold, separate
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unbraid

verb (used with object)

Origin of unbraid

Words nearby unbraid

Example sentences from the Web for unbraid

Words related to unbraid