piano wire

noun

1. a very thin steel wire of high tensile strength.

Word History and Origins

Origin of piano wire¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Example Sentences

Suddenly the pool exploded into motion, the water frothed and flashed white and the line in his hand sang like a piano wire.

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I broke all the teeth out of the comb because it was never intended to be pulled through a thicket of piano wire.

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The framework was of oak and poplar spliced and reinforced with piano wire; the weight of the machine was 47 lbs.

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This cutting wire (piano wire is the kind) is made taut upon the bench, by being attached to two screws.

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For illustrating this principle a steel piano wire has been selected as being the simplest and the most easily understood.

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