String

Description

A general term for a flexible strand of two of more fibers twisted together. The twisting action long lines of string to be formed from shorter lengths of fibers. Most commonly made from Linen or Hemp, string have been also been made from many types of bast fibers such as Cotton, Jute, Flax, Ramie, Sisal, olona, gravata, agel, widuri, caraguata, etc.

Synonyms and Related Terms

cord; cordage; twine; lines; yarn; rope; thread; rope; fil (Fr.); corde (Fr.); cuerda (Esp.); cordón (Esp.); cord (stof met zware lengteribbels) (Ned); streng (Ned); band (Ned);

Resources and Citations

• A Brief History of String, Fall 2006, Cabinet magazine.
• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 236
• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
• The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998
• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
• Wikipedia: String Access March 2025
• Bill Bryson, ‘At Home: A Short History of Private Life’ Doubleday Publishers, London 2010.