The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves of the
pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily pulled off; as, the
strings of beans.

A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic vein.

The line or cord of a bow.

An inside range of ceiling planks, corresponding to the
sheer strake on the outside and bolted to it.

A fiber, as of a plant; a little, fibrous root.

The cord of a musical instrument, as of a piano, harp, or
violin; specifically (pl.), the stringed instruments of an orchestra,
in distinction from the wind instruments; as, the strings took up the
theme.

A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are
strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence, a line or
series of things arranged on a thread, or as if so arranged; a
succession; a concatenation; a chain; as, a string of shells or beads;
a string of dried apples; a string of houses; a string of arguments.

A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of
leather, or other substance, used for binding together, fastening, or
tying things; a cord, larger than a thread and smaller than a rope; as,
a shoe string; a bonnet string; a silken string.

A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are
held together.

A nerve or tendon of an animal body.