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unˈstretch, v. [un-2 3, 7.] trans. and intr. To relax, slacken.
1611Cotgr., Destendre, to vnbend, slacken, vnstretch. 1825J. Nicholson Operat. Mechanic 752 The mechanism by which the strings of a violin are stretched or unstretched. 1888Philos. Mag. Feb. 109 An annealed iron wire which is being heated when..it is stretched by a slight weight..suddenly unstretches. Hence unˈstretching vbl. n.
1611Cotgr., Destenture, an vnbending, vnstretching, slackening. 1844Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. VII. 365 The consequent stretching and unstretching [of the rope]. |