a. (UN-1 7 b.)
1611. Cotgr., Indevidable, vnwindable, vnreelable.
1863. All Year Round, 11 July, 467/2. That the moth, in escaping from the cocoon,… cuts it, and renders it unreelable.
1887. Encycl. Brit., XXII. 62/2. Unreelable cocoons, i.e., those which are pierced, torn, or cut.
