He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days.
Num. xix. 11.
3. Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of inordinate and
unclean affections." Perkins.
— Un*clean"ly, adv. — Un*clean"ness, n.
Unclean animals (Script.), those which the Israelites were forbidden to
use for food. — Unclean spirit (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon.
Mark i. 27.
Un*cleans"a*ble (?), a. Incapable of being cleansed or cleaned.
Un*clench" (?), v. t. Same as Unclinch.
Un"cle*ship (?), n. The office or position of an uncle. Lamb.
Un*clew" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clew.] To unwind, unfold, or
untie; hence, to undo; to ruin. Shak.
Un*clinch" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + clinch.] To cause to be no
longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch the fist. [Written also
unclench.]
Un*cling" (?), v. i. [1st pref. un- + cling.] To cease from clinging or
adhering. [Obs.] Milton.
Un*cloak" (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cloak.] To remove a cloak or
cover from; to deprive of a cloak or cover; to unmask; to reveal.
Un*cloak", v. i. To remove, or take off, one's cloak.
Un*clog", v. t. [1st pref. un- + clog.] To disencumber of a clog, or of
difficulties and obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at
liberty. Shak.
Un*clois"ter (?), v. t. [1st pref. un- + cloister.] To release from a
cloister, or from confinement or seclusion; to set free; to liberate.
Un*close" (?), v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + close.] 1. To open; to
separate the parts of; as, to unclose a letter; to unclose one's eyes.