Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for String (-s)
strike (-s, stricken, struck)string (strung)
string (-s), n. [OE; L. stringěre, to bind, draw tight.]
- Cord; sinew; tendon; nerve; [fig.] piece of resonant fiber stretched across a musical a instrument.
- Strand; thin cord; small rope; natural fiber.
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