Harpstring

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The string of a harp.

    "[…] her voice shook like a harpstring."

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"[…] her voice shook like a harpstring."

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”).

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