Etymology

unlace

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Today it means: To remove the knot from laces; to undo laces. Full definition →

Middle English unlacen
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromunlacen
  2. English todayunlace

From Middle English unlacen, unlasen, equivalent to un- + lace.

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