Some of the sails were
unfurled, and the Rangoon resumed its most rapid speed.
And at the zenith of his fame, how he would suddenly appear at the old village and stalk into church, brown and weather-beaten, in his black velvet doublet and trunks, his great jack-boots, his crimson sash, his belt bristling with horse-pistols, his crime-rusted cut- lass at his side, his slouch hat with waving plumes, his black flag
unfurled, with the skull and crossbones on it, and hear with swelling ecstasy the whisperings, "It's Tom Sawyer the Pirate!
Here, for the first time, the American flag was
unfurled to the breeze that sweeps the great naked wastes of the central wilderness.
But we didn't answer; we just
unfurled our heels and shoved.
Suddenly his vision was assailed by the sight of a rose-colored parasol gayly
unfurled in a shop window, signaling the passer-by and setting him to dream of summer sunshine.
He then
unfurled a little ensign which denoted that his craft bore a member of the royal family of Zodanga, and together we made our way through the maze of low-lying air vessels until we hung directly over the jeddak of Zodanga and his staff.
Saying which, Captain Nemo
unfurled a black banner, bearing an "N" in gold quartered on its bunting.
The sleepy waves lapping the sand
unfurled themselves along the shore that extended as far as the eye could see, but where land began, it was limited by the downs which separated it from the "Swamp," a large meadow shaped like a hippodrome.
The signal from the ship summoned them from their labors; they saw the sails
unfurled, and that she was getting under way.
real Bohemians!" Recovering the sunshade with a powerful hand she
unfurled it and suspended its rosy dome above her head.
She was just trying to impress upon her mind that Amoy was two hundred and eighty miles from Hong Kong, when Fun came scuffling back, bearing what she thought was a small sword, till he
unfurled an immense fan, and presented it with a string of Chinese compliments, the meaning of which would have amused her even more than the sound, if she could have understood it.
The other day, at the Anniversary of the Independence, high mass was performed, the President partaking of the sacrament: during the Te Deum laudamus , instead of each regiment displaying the Peruvian flag, a black one with death's head was
unfurled. Imagine a government under which such a scene could be ordered, on such an occasion, to be typical of their determination of fighting to death!
unfurl - unroll, unfold, or spread out or be unrolled, unfolded, or spread out from a furled state; "unfurl a banner"