unstr

a. [ Pref. un- not + strain. ] 1. Not strained; not cleared or purified by straining; as, unstrained oil or milk. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Not forced; easy; natural; as, a unstrained deduction or inference. Hakewill. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Geol.) Not stratified; -- applied to massive rocks, as granite, porphyry, etc., and also to deposits of loose material, as the glacial till, which occur in masses without layers or strata. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Want of strength; weakness; feebleness. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Nat. Hist.) Nonstriated; unstriped. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ 1st pref. un- + string. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a string; as, to unstring beads. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp or a bow. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To relax the tension of; to loosen. “His garland they unstring.” Dryden. Used also figuratively; as, his nerves were unstrung by fear. [ 1913 Webster ]