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Unstring v. t. (past & past part. unstrung; pres. part. unstringing)

To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.

To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow.

To relax the tension of; to loosen. "His garland they unstring."

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Etymology of 'Unstring'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Unstring" Quotes from Famous Books

... at least such as no man ever survived to tell of—and the six hours of deadly terror which I then endured have broken me up body and soul. You suppose me a very old man—but I am not. It took less than a single day to change these hairs from a jetty black to white, to weaken my limbs, and to unstring my nerves, so that I tremble at the least exertion, and am frightened at a shadow. Do you know I can scarcely look over this little cliff without ...

— Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 8 • Charles H. Sylvester

... unstring thy reason, Ione,' said Arbaces, attempting in vain his usual calmness of tone. 'I forgive thee. Thou wilt find me now, as ever, thy surest friend. But the public streets are not the fitting place for us to confer—for me to ...

— The Last Days of Pompeii • Edward George Bulwer-Lytton

Words linked to "Unstring" : string, withdraw