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eyestrings

American

[ahy-stringz] / ˈaɪˌstrɪŋz /

plural noun

Obsolete.

the muscles, nerves, or tendons of the eye.

Etymology

Origin of eyestrings

First recorded in 1595–1605; eye + string + -s ³

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