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† disˈbend, v. Obs. [f. dis- 6 + bend v.: cf. OF. desbender, var. of desbander in same sense.] trans. To unbend (e.g. a bow), relax, let loose.1607 Earl Stirling Jul. Cæsar iii. ii. Chor., As libertie a courage doth impart, So bondage doth disbend, els breake the heart. 1632 Lithgow Trav. x. 488, I ...
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disband, v. (dɪsˈbænd) [ad. 16th c. F. desbander, mod.F. débander; in military sense after It. sbandare (cf. Sp., Pg. disbandar), f. It. banda, F. bande, band n.3 In the sense ‘to unbind, loosen, let loose, unbend a bow’, etc. desbander (also desbender) goes back to 12th c. in OF.: cf. disbend.] I. ...
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