restringv.
/ˌriːˈstrɪŋ/, U.S. /riˈstrɪŋ/ transitive. To string again; to provide with new or different strings; to fit (an instrument, racket, etc.) with new strings; to thread (beads, etc.) on a new string.
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the world > action or operation > amending > restoration > restore [verb (transitive)] > renovate or renew > from old materials
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society > occupation and work > industry > manufacturing processes > mending or repairing > [verb (transitive)] > restring rosary
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1797 ‘A. Pasquin’ Pin-basket to Children of Thespis 142 When the atoms of ages, which made marle and dung, Shall, like queer Fantoccini, be work'd and re-strung.
1801 Monthly Visitor Nov. 300 Restring'd by toil, their limbs were strong.
1809 W. Taylor in J. W. Robberds Mem. W. Taylor (1843) II. 281 A quarterly magazine,..wholly quit of gossip re-strung out of the newspapers, would succeed.
1884 Catholic Dict. 444/2 A rosary may be restrung and some of the beads..may be replaced by others without forfeit of the indulgences.
1928 Observer 25 Mar. 14 The Mosarabic lute was re-strung after its contact with European church-modes.
1959 A. Christie Cat among Pigeons v. 64 Can I have a new tennis racquet? I know you had mine restrung last Autumn—but it feels all wrong.
2002 Record (Bergen County, New Jersey) (Nexis) 10 Mar. f2 A place that can change a watch battery, stretch a too-tight ring while you wait, engrave a heart charm, or restring a pearl necklace.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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