String

String is a flexible piece of rope or twine which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects.

Examples of string use include:

  • Bow string, for propelling an arrow
  • Drawstring
  • Kite
  • Pullstring
  • String art
  • String bag
  • String bondage
  • String figure, design formed by weaving string around one's fingers
  • Stampede string, a long string usually made from leather or horsehair and typically run half-way around the crown of a cowboy hat

String or strings may also refer to:

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Famous quotes containing the word string:

    First you find a little thread, a little thread leads you to a string, and the string leads you to a rope. And from the rope you hang by the ... neck.
    —A.I. (Albert Isaac)

    The most perfect expression of human behavior is a string quartet.
    Jeffrey Tate (b. 1943)

    The string quartet plays for itself,
    gently, gently, sleeves and waxy bows.
    Anne Sexton (1928–1974)