Definitions for unlayʌnˈleɪ
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
un•layʌnˈleɪ(v.t.)-laid, -lay•ing.
to separate (a strand) from a rope.
Category: Navy, Textiles
to untwist (a rope) in order to separate its strands.
Category: Navy, Textiles
Origin of unlay:
1720–30
Wiktionary
unlay(Verb)
To untwist.
to unlay a rope
Webster Dictionary
Unlay(verb)
to untwist; as, to unlay a rope
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