harpstring

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noun

The string of a harp.

OriginMiddle English harpestring ← Old English hearpestreng →
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Meanings

nounharpstring (plural harpstrings)

plural harpstrings · alternative harp-string · alternative harp string

  1. The string of a harp.

    […] her voice shook like a harpstring.

    2001, Jane Lane, A State of Mind, page 127

Origin

  1. Old Englishhearpestreng“harpstring”
  2. Middle Englishharpestring
  3. Englishharpstring

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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APA

harpstring. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harpstring

MLA

“harpstring.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harpstring. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harpstring,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harpstring.

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