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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Unstring

· Un·string · IPA /ʌnˈstɹɪŋ/
01 v. t. To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.
  1. 1.
    To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads.
  2. 2.
    To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow.
  3. 3.
    To relax the tension of; to loosen.