harpstring

English

Alternative forms

  • harp-string, harp string

Etymology

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

Noun

harpstring (plural harpstrings)

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