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Of a bow: Not bent; released from a bent state.
Twisted, bent. Obsolete. rare.
Having no string; lacking strings.
Of a bow: strung with sinew. Obsolete.
Furnished or fitted with strings or a string. Cf. stringed, adj. 1a 1b Now rare or Obsolete.
Having the string(s) relaxed or removed. Of a bow. Also = not strung.
Archery. Of a bow: made all of one piece. Opposed to backed.