Un-string′, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. [imp. & p. p. UNSTRUNG; p. pr. & vb. n. UNSTRINGING.]

  1. To deprive of strings; as, to unstring a harp.
  2. To relax the tension of; to loosen; as, to un-string the nerves.
  3. To take from a string; as, to unstring beads.