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Definition of unlap in English: unlapverb (ˌ)ʌnˈlap English Regional rare 1To uncover (something) by removing a cloth, covering, or wrapping; to remove the wrapping or covering from; especially to remove clothing from (a person, oneself, a corpse, the area of a wound, etc.). 2no object To open up, fold back, or remove (a covering, wrapping, etc.); to spread open or unfold (something folded or rolled up, especially (in early use) a letter or other document). Also without object or refl.: to become spread open or unfolded.
Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in The York Plays. From un- + lap. Definition of unlap in US English: unlapverb(ˌ)ʌnˈlap English Regional rare 1To uncover (something) by removing a cloth, covering, or wrapping; to remove the wrapping or covering from; especially to remove clothing from (a person, oneself, a corpse, the area of a wound, etc.). 2no object To open up, fold back, or remove (a covering, wrapping, etc.); to spread open or unfold (something folded or rolled up, especially (in early use) a letter or other document). Also without object or refl.: to become spread open or unfolded.
Origin Late Middle English; earliest use found in The York Plays. From un- + lap. |