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bandstring

bandstring noun: any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.

Noun

bandstring (plural bandstrings)

  1. (historical, obsolete) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
    • A pise of those Bandstrings--the more haste the less speed.1687, Aphra Behn, “The Lucky Chance”, in The Works of Aphra Behn Volume III

Forms of bandstring

pluralbandstrings

Origin of bandstring

From band + string.

Questions about bandstring

What does bandstring mean?
Bandstring means any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
What part of speech is bandstring?
Bandstring is a noun.
What is the plural of bandstring?
The plural of bandstring is bandstrings.

Words near bandstring in the dictionary

  1. bandstrated
  2. bandstration
  3. bandstrations
  4. bandstrength
  5. bandstrengths
  6. bandstring
  7. bandstrings
  8. bandstructure
  9. bandstructures
  10. bandulu
  11. bandulus

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