See Also: unspool(dictionary)

unspool (iou)



unspool verb. M20.
[from UN-2 + SPOOL verb.]
verb trans. & intrans. Unwind (as) from a spool. M20.
S. Plath The spindling rivulets Unspool and spend themselves.
Cinematography.
a. verb trans. Project or screen (a film). M20.
Daily Telegraph 'Napoleon' is..longer than when it was first unspooled..at 4 hours 50 minutes.
b. verb intrans. Of a film: be projected or screened. L20.
Premiere The ten o'clock show of Batman..has over an hour yet to unspool.