bandstring

English

Etymology

band +‎ string

Noun

bandstring (plural bandstrings)

(obsolete or historical) Strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels
- 1687, Aphra Behn, “The Lucky Chance”, in The Works of Aphra Behn Volume III‎:
  A pise of those Bandstrings--the more haste the less speed.

Anagrams

string band

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