unthread

English

Etymology

un- +‎ thread

Verb

unthread (third-person singular simple present unthreads, present participle unthreading, simple past and past participle unthreaded)

(transitive) To draw or remove a thread from.
To loosen the connections of.
To make one's way through.
- 1820, John Keats, "Isabella; or, The Pot of Basil", XXXVII:
  The while it did unthread the horrid woof
  Of the late darken’d time ...

Translations

remove a thread (from)

Italian: sfilare, sfilarsi

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