v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + scale. ] To divest of scales; to remove scales from. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ An eagle ] purging and unscaling her long-abused sight at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not be escaped; inevitable. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Want of science or knowledge; ignorance. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
If that any wight ween a thing to be otherwise than it is, it is not only unscience, but it is deceivable opinion. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + screw. ] To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not scrupulous; unprincipled. --
a. Inscrutable. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Destitute of an escutcheon. [ R. ] Pollock. [ 1913 Webster ]