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Webster 1913 Edition


Unclew

Un-clew′

,
Verb.
T.
[1st pref.
un-
+
clew
.]
To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to ruin.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Unclew

UNCLEW'

,
Verb.
T.
To undo; to unwind, unfold or untie.

Definition 2024


unclew

unclew

English

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To unwind, unfold, or untie.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To undo; to ruin.
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