Unline
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unline is a verb meaning To remove or separate the lining from.
Meaning
To remove or separate the lining from.
More Meanings
- (botany) To undergo a (now debunked) process in which the tissue of a plant separates into identical layers.
- (figurative) To empty (a purse).
- To take out of (literal or figurative) alignment; to disconnect.
- To remove or destroy one or more lines.
Example Sentences
The carpophore unlines itself at maturity, and the vittæ are wide and solitary in each furrow.
There is no instance of unlining which may not be as well explained by the theory of alternation.
I'll live by a pittance. Unline my purse, and use my person, and for my limbs, take the best in the bunch.
No more that unenquiring heart Perused the sweet home of her breast, Than turtle-doves unline their nest To scan the outer part.
Word Forms
- unlines
- unlining
- unlined
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unstitch, unlid, unlace, unlute, unleave, eloignate.
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