Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To loose from cords; unfasten or unbind: as, to
uncord a bed; to uncord a package.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to unfasten or unbind.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To release from
cords ; tounbind .
Etymologies
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Examples
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She opened the bedroom door, and dragged in a huge box, which she proceeded to uncord, talking all the while.
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Soeur Lucie went down on her knees and began to uncord the trunk.
My Little Lady Eleanor Frances Poynter
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Britannus comes from the lighthouse and helps them to uncord the carpet.
Caesar and Cleopatra George Bernard Shaw 1903
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Joyce directed him where to place it, telling him to uncord the boxes.
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Joyce directed him where to place it, telling him to uncord the boxes.
East Lynne Henry Wood 1850
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"They are actually going away without helping us to uncord the package."
The Billow and the Rock Harriet Martineau 1839
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And when I left her she was directing the disposal of the luggage and helping old Sam uncord the trunks.
Sanditon 1817
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