unlaying

Variant of unlay

unlay definition

un·lay (-lā′)

transitive verb, intransitive verb unlaid -·laid′, unlaying -·lay′·ing

Naut. to untwist: said of a rope

Etymology: un- + lay,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.