bandstring

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English

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Etymology

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From band +‎ string.

Noun

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bandstring (plural bandstrings)

  1. (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[1]:
      A pise of those Bandstrings--the more haste the less speed.

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