G-string
Americannoun
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a loincloth or breechcloth, usually secured by a cord at the waist.
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such a garment made of a narrow strip of decorative fabric and worn by striptease entertainers.
noun
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a piece of cloth attached to a narrow waistband covering the pubic area, worn esp by strippers
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a strip of cloth attached to the front and back of a waistband and covering the loins
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music a string tuned to G, such as the lowest string of a violin
Etymology
Origin of G-string
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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Moments of racial violence are evoked by Koh playing growling, guttural scratch tones, often on her open G string, while Tines cycles from his rich basso profundo to an ethereal falsetto.
From New York Times • Oct. 13, 2022
He removed the G string from his guitar, which eliminates some of the midrange frequencies, and he played with only five strings.
From New York Times • Aug. 10, 2022
Ravel’s “Tzigane,” a Gypsy-inspired rhapsody, opens with a moody two-minute solo on the G string.
From New York Times • May 14, 2011
He resents being pictured with G string and spears, yet does not want anyone to suggest that he merely apes the Europeans.
From Time Magazine Archive
After two Foremost violin virtuoso years of incessant practice, Paganini appeared in public again at Lucca, where he aroused unbounded enthusiasm by his novel performances on the G string.
From A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) by Emerson, Edwin
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