Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

eyestring

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: eye-string
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the fibres of the eye, such as a tendon, nerve or muscle.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Or euer sleepe his eye-strings did vntye"
"I would have broke mine eyestrings, cracked them, but / To look upon him,"

Etymology

From eye + string.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

eyestrings (plural) eye-string (alternative)

Questions

What does eyestring mean?: One of the fibres of the eye, such as a tendon, nerve or muscle.
Where does eyestring come from?: From eye + string.

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