plural of sympathetic string

(music) Any of a set of auxiliary strings found on certain musical instruments, generally not played directly by the performer but used to provide resonance in response to the main strings.

(idiomatic) A condition.

plural of string of pearls

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see string, pearl. / The flowering plant Curio rowleyanus (syn. Senecio rowleyanus).

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see string, bead. / The succulent vine Senecio rowleyanus, which has spherical, fleshy leaves spaced along its stems like beads.

plural of string of beads

plural of apron-string

Synonym of double bass (“lowest-pitched of instruments of violin family”).

Strings or straps by which a child is supported when learning to walk. / (figuratively) Guidance given during childhood.