stringed

American  

[stringd] / strɪŋd /

adjective

1. fitted with strings (often used in combination).

   a five-stringed banjo.

2. produced or sounded by strings.

   stringed melodies.

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stringed British  

/ strɪŋd /

adjective

1. (of musical instruments) having or provided with strings

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Etymology

Origin of stringed

before 1000; Middle English; Old English strængede; string, -ed ³

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, Black Americans enslaved on plantations were using homemade instruments such as stringed gourds to produce music with complex rhythms influenced by African traditions, which would later develop into blues and jazz.

From The Wall Street Journal

Irish pipes, bouzouki, violin and fiddle also feature in the performance alongside an oud - a stringed instrument often described as similar to the European lute - and Middle Eastern percussion.

From BBC

The wall paintings are adorned with candelabras, stringed instruments called lyres, white cranes and a delicate daisy.

From BBC

“Country Radio” provides a sense of heartsick nostalgia over a hopeful chorus of stringed instruments.

From Los Angeles Times

Robert Hilton, a retired art teacher with an interest in African and Indian music, would wander over with a lute-like stringed instrument, or one of his other homemade instruments, to provide the entertainment.

From Los Angeles Times