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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels. historical, obsolete

   "A pise of those Bandstrings--the more haste the less speed."

Example

More examples

"A pise of those Bandstrings--the more haste the less speed."

Etymology

From band + string.

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