Word Study
unlay
CIDE DICTIONARY
unlay, v. t. [1st pref. un- + lay.].
To untwist; as, to unlay a rope. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
unlay, v.tr. (past and past part. unlaid) Naut. untwist (a rope).
Etymology
UN-(2) + LAY(1)
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