Unfasten

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Verb 1.1.1 Quotations 1.2 References

English

Verb

unfasten

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To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie; figuratively, to detach from any connecting link or agency; to disconnect.

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To come untied or unloosed.

Quotations

• 1597: William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part 2, iv. 1. 209.

  He doth unfasten so and shake a friend.

References

• The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911, online at [1]

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