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harpstring

harpstring noun: the string of a harp.

Noun

harpstring (plural harpstrings)

  1. The string of a harp.
    • […] her voice shook like a harpstring.2001, Jane Lane, A State of Mind, page 127

Forms of harpstring

pluralharpstrings
alternative formharp-string
alternative formharp string

Origin of harpstring

From Middle English harpestring, harpestryng, harpe streng, from Old English hearpestreng (“harpstring”), equivalent to harp + string. Cognate with Swedish harpsträng (“harpstring”), Icelandic hörpustrengur (“harpstring”).

Questions about harpstring

What does harpstring mean?
Harpstring means the string of a harp.
What part of speech is harpstring?
Harpstring is a noun.
What is the plural of harpstring?
The plural of harpstring is harpstrings.

Words near harpstring in the dictionary

  1. harpsichords
  2. harpsicord
  3. harpsicords
  4. Harpster
  5. Harpsters
  6. harpstring
  7. harpstrings
  8. Harpswell
  9. Harptree
  10. Harpur
  11. Harpurhey

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