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 Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack
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.
From Sue, A Little Heroine by Meade, L. T.
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 An Orkney Maid by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston
"I won't have it like that!" declared Zoie, and she shook herself free from Aggie's unwelcome attentions and proceeded to unplait the hateful pigtail.
From Baby Mine by Mayo, Margaret
Her hair was very wet, and she began deliberately to take it down and unplait it.
From The Heavenly Twins by Grand, Madame Sarah
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