harpstring

noun

harpstring

noun

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”).

The string of a harp.

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

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