bandstring
English
Etymology
band + string
Noun
bandstring (plural bandstrings)
- (obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
- 1687, Aphra Behn, “The Lucky Chance”, in The Works of Aphra Behn Volume III:
- A pise of those Bandstrings--the more haste the less speed.
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Anagrams
- string band