unpicked
/ (ʌnˈpɪkt) /
(of knitting, sewing, etc) having been unravelled or picked out
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How to use unpicked in a sentence
Then she knit her brows, and pinched and compressed her lips tight, and carefully unpicked the G. H.
North and South | Elizabeth Cleghorn GaskellNever cut all the leaves of plants growing from bulbs, but allow those that are unpicked to die down naturally.
What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes | Dorothy Canfield FisherShe took the pillow case, and unpicked a few stitches, which clearly indicated that the needle had been taking giant strides.
Back To Billabong | Mary Grant BruceThere are at least a dozen pillows to be unpicked and their contents well sorted, and sprinkled with lime.
Red Rose and Tiger Lily | L. T. MeadeSometime in August of this year, there was a large quantity of yellow unpicked cotton lying in the gin house.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Omnibus | American Anti-Slavery Society
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