unbraid
[ uhn-breyd ]
verb (used with object)
to separate (anything braided, as hair) into the several strands.
Origin of unbraid
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How to use unbraid in a sentence
Then he sat up and began deliberately to unbraid her hair, while she submitted laughing.
Mrs. Red Pepper | Grace S. Richmond"It is time you were in bed," said Grace, turning up the lamp, and beginning to unbraid her hair.
Kate Danton, or, Captain Danton's Daughters | May Agnes FlemingJudith was sitting before her dressing-table, and had already begun to unbraid her long, rich hair.
Throckmorton | Molly Elliot SeawellThis is a remnant of ancient Russian usage, when the greatest outrage that could be committed on a woman was to unbraid her hair.
The History of Prostitution | William W. SangerOn the wedding-day the bridemaids unbraid the ladys hair, and she receives her husband with flowing locks.
The History of Prostitution | William W. Sanger
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