unplait
Americanverb (used with object)
Etymology
Origin of unplait
Example Sentences
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Trying to unplait the bread would just result in a huge mess.
From Literature
Unplait, un-plāt′, v.t. to loosen, undo.
From Project Gutenberg
The application of the whip handle instead of the whip lash is then necessary, and when at length quiet is restored, the driver has to set to work to unplait the harness, which has been twisted and tied into a terrible tangle by the antics of the team.
From Project Gutenberg
Her heart gave a throb of satisfaction and she began to unplait her manifold small braids: “I shall not require to go to bed,” she murmured.
From Project Gutenberg
When everything was arranged, Connie went into a little room to put on once again her dark-blue dress, and to unplait her thick hair and allow it to fall over her shoulders.
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