unstrand

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ strand.

Verb

unstrand (third-person singular simple present unstrands, present participle unstranding, simple past and past participle unstranded)

1. (transitive) To separate the strands of.
   • 1927, Radio, volume 9, page 24:

     A convenient supply for this is to unstrand ordinary antenna cable […]

2. (intransitive) To separate into its individual strands.
   • 2004, Esther Freud, The Sea House:

     Elsa's skirt was splashed with wet and her bun was beginning to unstrand.

Anagrams

• dunnarts, runstand