unlute en · VERB
Etymology
From un- + lute.
Meanings
- (transitive) To separate, as things cemented or luted
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(transitive) to take the lute from, to unseal
carelesly unlute the vessels
1673, Robert Boyle, “(please specify the title)”, in Essays of the Strange Subtilty, Great Efficacy, Determinate Nature of Effluviums. […], London: […] W[illiam] G[odbid] for M[oses] Pitt, […], →OCLC:Let the Vessels be cool'd, and unluted, and the Panacæa will appear at the bottom of the Cucurbite
1696, M. le Clerc, The Compleat Surgeon:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| unlutes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| unluting | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unluted | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| unluted | Tense=Past | lexicographic |