string

string [-s] n

OE; L. stringěre, to bind, draw tight.

1. Cord; sinew; tendon; nerve; [fig.] piece of resonant fiber stretched across a musical a instrument.
2. Strand; thin cord; small rope; natural fiber.

string [strung] v

see string, n.

1. Decorate; adorn; furnish; encircle.
2. Hang up.