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strings

In music, the cords, usually of gut (as in the violin family and harps) or wire (as in the lute, violin, and guitar families, and pianos), by means of which the notes are produced on such instruments. The term ‘strings’ is also used to designate string instruments collectively, especially those of the violin family in the orchestra.
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When the swallows heard this, they all came down on to the Doctor's ship; and they told him to unravel some pieces of long rope and make them into a lot of thin strings as quickly as he could.
The Story of Doctor Dolittle by Lofting, Hugh View in context
At length, struggling to get loose, I had the fortune to break the strings, and wrench out the pegs that fastened my left arm to the ground; for, by lifting it up to my face, I discovered the methods they had taken to bind me, and at the same time with a violent pull, which gave me excessive pain, I a little loosened the strings that tied down my hair on the left side, so that I was just able to turn my head about two inches.
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
"No," replied the shaggy man; "it worked on strings and was made of wood.
The Road to Oz by Baum, L. Frank View in context
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