String is a flexible piece of rope or twine which is used to tie, bind, or hang other objects.
Examples of string use include:
- Bow string, for propelling an arrow
- Drawstring
- Kite
- Pullstring
- String art
- String bag
- String bondage
- String figure, design formed by weaving string around one's fingers
- Stampede string, a long string usually made from leather or horsehair and typically run half-way around the crown of a cowboy hat
String or strings may also refer to:
Read more about String: Musical Instruments, Science, Computers, and Mathematics, Entertainment, Sports, Medicine, Drilling, Other
Famous quotes containing the word string:
“The string quartet plays for itself,
gently, gently, sleeves and waxy bows.”
—Anne Sexton (1928–1974)
“Supposing everyone lived at one time what would they say. They would observe that stringing string beans is universal.”
—Gertrude Stein (1874–1946)
“As I came home through the woods with my string of fish, trailing my pole, it being now quite dark, I caught a glimpse of a woodchuck stealing across my path, and felt a strange thrill of savage delight, and was strongly tempted to seize and devour him raw; not that I was hungry then, except for that wildness which he represented.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)