Category:Unstring

Un*string", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + string.]

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

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

3. To relax the tension of; to loosen. "his garland they unstring." Dryden.

Defn: used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear.