stringed

[ stringd ]

/ strɪŋd /

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adjective

fitted with strings (often used in combination): a five-stringed banjo.

produced or sounded by strings: stringed melodies.

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Origin of stringed

before 1000; Middle English; Old English strængede;see string, -ed³

Words nearby stringed

string band, string bass, string bean, stringboard, stringcourse, stringed, stringed instrument, stringency, stringendo, stringent, stringer

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How to use stringed in a sentence

The history of counting is littered with an array of methods for keeping track of numbers, from various forms of finger counting to the stringed recording devices called quipus, or khipus, used in the Inca Empire in the 1400s and 1500s.
Take an online journey through the history of math|Erin Wayman|January 18, 2022|Science News
By the 19th and 20th centuries, the guitar (and related stringed instruments) also acquired certain social meanings.
Was The Beatles’ Music Really That Unique? Yeah, It Totally Was.|Michael Tomasky|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Traditionally worn by sixth-graders and jocks and those who lounge aggressively, the draw-stringed trouser is defiantly apathetic.
NBA Players Are Wearing Sweatpants Again, but Now They Cost $550|Sujay Kumar|November 11, 2013|DAILY BEAST
I played first and last, and the quartette in between was performed by the stringed instruments alone.
Music-Study in Germany|Amy Fay

One of the musicians played upon two small drums, the other two on four-stringed instruments, similar to our violins.
A Woman's Journey Round the World|Ida Pfeiffer
It appears then that two kinds of seven-stringed scales were known, at least by tradition: viz.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
This must have been true a fortiori of the older seven-stringed scale, in which the Mes united the two conjunct tetrachords.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro
Regarding the earlier seven-stringed scales which preceded this octave our information is scanty and somewhat obscure.
The Modes of Ancient Greek Music|David Binning Monro

British Dictionary definitions for stringed

stringed

/ (strɪŋd) /

adjective

(of musical instruments) having or provided with strings

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stringed

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