String

  • 121string band — n. a band of stringed instruments, as guitar, banjo, violin, etc., playing folk or country music string band adj. * * * …

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  • 122string bikini — n. a skimpy bikini having often a triangular covering part held in place by narrow, string like ties * * * …

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  • 123string citation — A series of references to cases that establish legal precedents and to other authorities that appear one after another and are printed following a legal assertion or conclusion as supportive authority. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of… …

    Law dictionary

  • 124string tie — n a thick string worn around your neck and held in place by a decorative object, worn especially by men in the western US …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 125string quartet — string quar tet noun count a group of four musicians who play instruments that have strings, normally two VIOLINS, a VIOLA, and a CELLO a. a piece of music written for a string quartet …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 126string quartet — string′ quartet′ n. 1) mad a musical composition for four stringed instruments, typically two violins, viola, and cello 2) mad the musicians performing string quartets • Etymology: 1870–75 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 127string along — ► string along informal 1) stay with a person or group as long as it is convenient. 2) mislead deliberately over a length of time. Main Entry: ↑string …

    English terms dictionary

  • 128string out — ► string out prolong. Main Entry: ↑string …

    English terms dictionary