unfurlv.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈfəːl/, U.S. /ˌənˈfərl/ 1.
a. transitive. To open or spread out (a flag or sail) to the wind.
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the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > unfurl or unfold
unfoldc890
untrenda1272
displayc1330
splayc1330
unplyc1330
outrolla1393
unlapa1400
unplight?c1400
unrollc1425
deploy1477
to shake outc1550
explicate1562
disvelop1592
unfurl1641
develop1656
unwrap1807
unshroud1846
to roll out1849
society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > carry specific amount of sail [verb (transitive)] > set or spread (sails) > unfurl
unwrap1582
to let fly1627
unfurl1717
devolve1765
break1889
1641 J. Milton Of Reformation 69 Such poore drifts to..ingage the unattainted Honour of English Knighthood, to unfurle the streaming Red Crosse.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost i. 535 A Cherube tall: Who forthwith from the glittering Staff unfurld Th' Imperial Ensign. View more context for this quotation
1717 M. Prior Alma i. 489 Antonius fled from Actium's Coast,..His Sails by Cupid's Hand unfurl'd.
1795 in Naval Chron. 3 117 The royal standard was unfurled in the barge.
1836 W. Irving Astoria I. 87 They saw the sails unfurled, and that it was getting under way.
1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xvi. 105 I took the glorious banner thus unfurled as a sign of hope.
b. transferred and figurative.
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1678 Poor Robin's True Char. Scold 4 When once her Flag of Defiance, the Tippet, is unfurl'd, she cares not a straw for Constable.
1711 J. Addison Spectator No. 102. ¶4 The next Motion is that of unfurling the Fan, in which is comprehended several little Flirts and Vibrations.
1796 Mod. Gulliver 226 I once more unfurled my umbrella, and away we went.
1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xvii. 184 Codlin pitched the temple,..hastily unfurling the drapery and concealing Short therewith.
1884 Harper's Mag. Dec. 117/1 He takes the fan out, and unfurls it.
2. intransitive. To open to the wind.
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the world > space > extension in space > extend in space [verb (intransitive)] > unfurl or unfold
unfoldc1350
unlapa1400
unroll1594
evolute1793
unfurl1814
unwrapc1888
1814 Ld. Byron Corsair i. xvi. 27 As marks his eye..the sails unfurling fast.
1854 C. Patmore Betrothal viii, in Angel in House I. 119 As to the breeze a flag unfurls My spirit expanded.
Derivatives
unˈfurled adj.
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the world > space > extension in space > [adjective] > unfurled or unfolded
unrolled1580
non-replicate1642
unfurled1647
unfolded1785
1647 N. Ward Simple Cobler Aggawam 52 I am resolved to display my unfurled soule in your very face.
unˈfurling n.
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the world > space > extension in space > [noun] > unfurling or unfolding
unfolding1483
evolution1624
unrolling1648
unfurling1780
unlapping1809
unrollment1823
unfoldure1837
outrolling1860
outroll1891
1780 Mirror No. 102 The art which the ladies..used in the unfurling of their fans.
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