unkindship 
unkindshipt (un-kind'ship), . |MK. />//<'- 
slii/i; < iiin.in/l + -ttlii]i.\ An unnatural act. 
The chllde his owne. father slough ; 
That was unkyndithip enough. 
<;<nrer, Conf. Amant, vl. 
unking (mi-king'), c.(. [< - 2 + king 1 .] To de- 
prive of royalty. 
They would unkiny my father now 
To make you way. Southern. 
unkingly (un-king'li), n. Not kingly; unbe- 
coming ;i kin};; not nobk*. 
\\ li.'st shameful words (mil.iniihf as thou art) 
fall t'rciiii thai trt'inldiiiK tongue and tim'roiis heart? 
Pope, Iliad, xlv. 90. 
unkingshipt (un-king'ship), . [< im-l + king- 
.tlii/i.] The state or condition of being un- 
kinged. 
Un-kini/ehip was proclalm'd, and his Majesty's statues 
thrown down at St. Paul's Portico and the Exchange. 
Evelyn, Diary, May 80, 1649. 
unkiss (un-kis'), r. t. To retract or annul by 
kissing again, as an oath taken by kissing the 
Ixxik. Mini.:, Rich. II., v. 1. 74. [Rare.] 
unkith, n. Same as linked. 
unknelled (un-neld'), a. Untolled; not having 
the bell tolled for one at death or funeral. By- 
run, Childe Harold, iv. 
unknightliness (un-nit'li-nes), n. The char- 
iirtrr of being unknightly. 
unknightly (un-nit'li), a. Contrary to the 
rules of chivalry ; unworthy of a knight. Scott, 
The Talisman. 
unknit (un-nif), v. t.; pret. and pp. unknitted 
or unknit, ppr. iniknitting. [< ME. unknytten ; 
< HM-2 + knit.] I. trans. To untie, as a knot; 
unwrinkle or smooth out ; undo, as knitted 
work. 
The whlche vnknyttcth alle care and comsyng Is of reste. 
Piers Plowman (C), xxL 225. 
Unknit that threatening, unkind brow. 
Shak., T. of the 8., v. 2. 186. 
Where they trick her [the Bride] In her richest orna- 
ments, tying on her silken buskins with knots not easily 
unknit. Sandy, Travalles, p. 52. 
II. in trans. To become separated ; relax. 
[Rare.] 
Lone is so natural to man or woman, and the desire to 
be beloued, that where loue amongst them doeth once 
cleaue It Is a . . . bonde that iieuer unknitteth. 
Guevara, Letters (tr. by Hellowes, 1577), p. 187. 
unknot (un-nof), v. t. ; pret. and pp. unknotted, 
ppr. nnknotting. [< - a + knot 1 .'] To free from 
knots ; untie. 
unknotty (un-not'i), a . Not knotty; having no 
knots. Sandys, tr. of Ovid's Metamorph., x. 
[Rare.] 
unknow (un-no'), *> pret. unknew, pp. - 
known, ppr. unknowing. [< ME. unknowen; < 
u- a 4- know 1 .] 1. To become ignorant of, 
or unacquainted with, as something already 
known; lose the knowledge of. 
Can I unknow it? No, but keep It secret. 
Dryden, Duke of Guise, v. 1. 
2. Not to know ; to have no knowledge of or 
acquaintance with. Wydif, Rom. i. 13. [Rare 
in both uses.] 
unknowability (uu-no-a-bil'i-ti), . [< unknow- 
able + -itji (see -biUty).*] Tie state or charac- 
ter of being unknowable. J, S. Mill. 
Unknowable (un-no'a-bl), . [< ME. unknow- 
able; < tin- 1 + knoicdble.] 1. Incapable iof be- 
ing known ; not capable of being ascertained or 
discovered ; above or beyond knowledge. 
Their objects, transcending the sphere of all experience 
actual ur possible, consequently do not fall under the cat- 
egories, in other words are positively unknowable. 
Sir W. Hamilton. 
By continually seeking to know, nnd being continually 
thrown back wfth a deepened conviction of the Impossi- 
bility of knowing, we may keep alive the consciousness 
that It Is alike our highest wisdom and our highest duty 
to regard that through which all things exist as The Un- 
ImowaMe. H. Spencer, First Principles, 8 31. 
2t. Unknown. 
Liggeth thanne stille al owtrely unknowable. 
Chaucer, Boethius, ii. meter 7. 
unknowableness (un-no'a-bl-nes), n. The 
character or state of being unknowable. 
Herbert Spencer insists on the certainty of the existence 
of things in themselves, but also on their absolute and 
eternal unknotcablenesg. J. F. Clarke, Orthodoxy, p. 25. 
unknowably (un-no'a-bli), adv. Not so as to 
1 10 known, 
unknowet, a. A Middle English form of IIH- 
km ni' n. 
unknowing (un-no'ing), p. a. [< ME. unkiioir- 
i/ii;/. iinkiiinri/nge; < un-1 + knowing.] Not 
knowing; ignorant: with of before an object. 
416 
MSB 
Kutte vp|ir Hit v rose, to say yow ferthcrmore, 
Ami rhiiunuyd DOHM onto thrni t.oihr < nkmtw 
Gtnerydet (K. K. T. S.), 1. 3896. 
The second victor claims a mare unbroke, 
Big with a mule, uiikiunriwj o/the yoke. 
Pope, Iliad, xxilL 334. 
unknowingly (im-no'ing-li), '"''' Ignorantly; 
without knowledge or design. 
Unknowingly she strikes, and kills by chance. 
l>i ii<li n. Pal. and Arc., 1. 277. 
unknowingness ( un-no' ing-nes), n. The state 
of being unknowing; ignorance. [Rare.] 
A confession of simple untmowingnett. 
The American, VIII. 879. 
unknowledgedt (un-nol'ejd), n. Not acknow- 
ledged or recognized. It. Jonsou, The Satyr. 
unknown (un-non'), a. and H. [Early mod. E. 
also unknowen; < ME. unknowen, unknoice, un- 
knawen; < un- 1 + known.] I. a. 1. Not known ; 
not become an object of knowledge ; not recog- 
nized, discovered, or found out. 
Then shall come a knyght vn-knowen that longe hath be 
loste, and helpe this kynge, that the prince may not hym 
chacc oute of the felde ne discounfite. 
Mirli,, (E. E. T. S.), III. 417. 
For Frensh of Paris was to hire uriknowe. 
Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. T., L 128. 
Oet thee into some unknown part of the world, 
That I may never see thee. 
Wehtter, Duchess of Maid, Iv. 2. 
Unlmotrn In this sense Is often used In the predicate, fol- 
lowed by to: as, a man unknmrn to fame ; a fact unknown 
to the public. In this use It Is also often used absolutely : 
as, unknown to me (elllptlcally for it being unknown to me), 
he made a new contract 
That he, unknown to me, should be In debt 
Shak., C. of E.,lv. 2. 48. 
2. Not ascertained, with relation to extent, 
degree, quantity, or the like ; hence, incalcula- 
ble; inexpressible; immense. 
The planting of hemp and flax would be an unknotrn 
advantage to the kingdom. Bacim. 
3f. Not to be made known, expressed, or com- 
municated. 
For divers unknoicn reasons, I beseech you, 
Grant me this boon. Shak., Rich. III., i. 2. 218. 
4t. Not having had sexual commerce. 
I am yet unknown to woman. 
Shak., Macbeth, iv. 3. 126. 
II. n. One who or that which is unknown. 
(") An obscure individual ; one without prestige. (6) In 
math., an unknown quantity. 
unknownness (un-non'nes), n. The state or 
condition of being unknown. Camrten. 
unlabored, unlaboured (un-la'bord), a. 1 . Not 
produced by labor or toil. 
Unlaboured harvests shall the fields adorn. Drydcn. 
2. Not cultivated by labor; not tilled. 
Let thy ground not lie unlaboured. J. Philip*, Cider, i. 
3. Spontaneous; voluntary; natural; hence, 
easy; free; not cramped or stiff: as, an - 
labored style. 
And from the theme unlabour'd beauties rise. Tickell. 
unlaboring, unlabouring (un-la'bor-ing), a. 
Not laboring or moving with marked exer- 
tion. 
A mead of mildest charm delays the unlabouring feet 
Coleridije, To Cottle. 
unlaborious (un-la-bo'ri-us), a. Not laborious; 
not toilsome; not difficult; easy. Hilton, Areo- 
pagitica. 
unlaboriously (un-la-bo'ri-us-li), nrfc. In an 
unlaborious manner; easily. 
unlace (un-las'), v. t. [< ME. uulaeen, unlasen ; 
< HM- 2 + lace.] 1. To loose from lacing or 
fastening by a cord, string, baud, or the like 
passed through loops, holes, etc.; open or un- 
fasten by undoing or untying the lace of: as, 
to unlace a garment or a helmet. 
However, I am not sure If they do not sometimes unlace 
that part of the sail from the yard. 
Cook, Second Voyage, III. ii. 
2. To loosen or ease the dress or armor of. 
My lorde, vn-lasc you to lye, 
Here schall none come for to crye. 
York Plain, p. 293. 
3. To divest of due covering; expose to injury 
or damage. [Rare.] 
What 's the matter, 
That you unlace your reputation thus? 
Shak., Othello, 11. 8. 194. 
4. To disentangle. 
So entrelaced that It is unable to be unlaced. 
Chaucer, Boethius, ill. prose 12. 
5f. To carve. 
Vnlace that cony. Babec* Bonk(E. E. T. S.), p. 265. 
unlade (un-lad'), c. (. [< M-2 + lade*.] 1. To 
unload; take out the cargo of. 
unlawful 
Si. Ogg's that viMii-rablr t.in with Hi. K,I tlut,-,i 
roofs and the broad warehouse gable*, where the black 
ships unlade themselves of thru bWMM from the far 
north. H Klit. Mill on the Floss, i. 12. 
Lading and unladiny the tall barks. 
Tennymn, Enoch Arden. 
2. To unburden ; remove, as a load or burden ; 
discharge. 
There the ship was to unlade her harden. Acts xxl. 3. 
Forth and unlade the poison of thy tongue. 
Chapman, Humorous Day's Mirth. 
As much as filled three cars, 
Unladed now. B. Jonton, Alchemist, 111. 2. 
unlaid (un-lad'), 1. Not laid or placed; 
not fixed. 
The first foundations of the world being yet unlaid. 
llnnker, Koi-les. Polity. 
2. Not allayed; not pacified; not exorcised; 
not suppressed. 
Blue meagre hag or stubborn unlaid ghost 
That breaks his magic chains at curfew time. 
Milton, Comus, I. 484. 
3. Not laid out, as a corpse. K. Jonaon, In 
derwoods. 4. \nnt.. untwisted, as the strands 
of a rope. 
unlamented (un-la-meu'ted), a. Not lament- 
ed; whose loss is 'not deplored; not moimctd; 
unwept. 
Thus unlamented pass the proud away. 
Pope, Unfortunate Lady, 1. 43. 
unland (un-land'), v. t. [< -2 + fawrfi.] To 
deprive of lands. Fuller, Worthies, Monmouth, 
ii. 117. (Davies.) 
unlap (un-lap'), v. t.; pret. and pp. unlap/ierl, 
ppr. unlapping. [< uw- 2 + /a/A] To unfold. 
Tapestry . . . unlapt and laid open. Hooker. 
unlarded (un-lar'ded), a. Not larded; not 
dressed with lard ; hence, not mixed with some- 
thing by way of improvement ; not intermixed 
or adulterated. 
Speak the language of the company yon are In ; speak 
It purely and unlardrd with any other. 
Chetterfir.ld, Letter to his Son. 
unlash (un-lash'), v. t. [< w- 2 + lash*.] yaut. , 
to loose, unfasten, or separate, as something 
lashed or tied down. 
unlatch (un-lach'), v. [< -'* 4- latch.] I. 
trans. To open or loose, as a door, by lifting 
the latch ; also, to loose the latchet of : as, to 
unlatch a shoe. 
Another unlatched Ben-Hur's Roman shoes. 
L. Wallace, Ben-Hnr, p. 253. 
II. iiitrang. To become open or loose through 
the lifting of a latch. 
unlaw (un-la'), n. [< ME. unlawe, unlage, < 
AS. unlagu, unlagc, violation of law, < un-, not, 
+ lagu, law: see un- 1 and late 1 .] If. Violation 
of law or justice ; lawlessness ; anarchy ; in- 
justice. 
Cayphas herde that like sawe, 
He spake to Jhesu with un-lawe. 
MS. Cantab. Ff. v. 48, t 18. (Halliwll.) 
This state of thin-.'s was what our fathers called unlaw, 
a state of things where law was In the mouths of men in 
power, but where law itoelf became the Instrument of 
wrung. E. A. Freeman, Xorman Conquest, IV. 421. 
2. In Scots law: (a) Any transgression of tin- 
law ; an injury, or act of injustice, (ft) A fine 
or amercement legally fixed and exacted from 
one who has transgressed the law. 
unlaw (un-la'), v. t. [< ME. unlatcin; < n- a 
+ law 1 .] It. To outlaw. 
Nyf me dude him unlawe. Robert of Gloucalfr, p. 473. 
2. To deprive of the authority or character of 
law. [Rare.] 
That also which Is impious or evil al>solutly, either 
against faith or manners, no law can possibly permit that 
Intends not to unlaw it self. Milton, AreopagUica, p. 54. 
3. Iii Scots law, to fine. 
unlawed (un-lad'), a. [< i/M- 1 + latrra, pp. of 
law 1 , r., 4.] See the quotation. 
The disabling dogs, which might be necessary for keep- 
Ing flwks and herds, from running at the deer, was called 
lawing, and was in general use. The Charter of the Forest, 
designed to lessen these evils, declares that inquisition or 
view for lawing dogs shall be made every third year, and 
shall be then done by the view and testimony of lawful 
men. not otherwise ; and they whose dogs shall be then 
found unlawed shall give three shillings for merry ; and 
for the future no man's ox shall be taken for lawing. Such 
lawing also shall be done by the assize commonly used, 
and which is, that three claws shall be cut off without the 
ball of the right foot 
Scott, Ivanhoe, note to L (Daeiet.) 
unlawful (un-la'ful), a. [< ME. 'vnlaireful, n- 
lageful; < un-1 + lawful.] 1. Not lawful; 
contrary to law ; illegal ; not permitted by law. 
human or divine ; not legalized : as, an unlaw- 
ful act; an unlawful oath; an unlawful society. 
