/un rohl"/ , v.t.
1. to open or spread out (something rolled or coiled): to unroll a bolt of fabric.
2. to lay open; display; reveal.
3. Obs. to strike from a roll or register.
v.i.
4. to become unrolled or spread out: The scrolls unroll easily.
5. to become continuously visible or apparent: The landscape unrolled before our eyes.
[ 1375-1425; late ME unrollen. See UN- 2 , ROLL ]