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unclewed

unclewed is the simple past and past participle of unclew.

Meaning of unclew

Verb

unclew (third-person singular simple present unclews, present participle unclewing, simple past and past participle unclewed)

  1. (also, archaic, figuratively, transitive) To unwind, unfold, unravel or untie.
    • unclewing ropes and disentangling knots1830, George Payne Rainsford James, Darnley: Or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold
  2. (archaic, figuratively, transitive) To undo; to ruin.
    • If I should pay you for't as 'tis extoll'd,
      It would unclew me quitec. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about unclewed

What is unclewed the simple past and past participle of?
Unclewed is the simple past and past participle of unclew.

Words near unclewed in the dictionary

  1. uncleships
  2. unclever
  3. uncleverly
  4. uncleverness
  5. unclew
  6. unclewed
  7. unclewing
  8. unclews
  9. uncley
  10. uncleys
  11. uncliched

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