What is to relax the tension of; to loosen. "His garland they unstring." Dryden. Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear called?
unstring — To relax the tension of; to loosen. "His garland they unstring." Dryden. Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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