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Definition of Apron string
1. Noun. (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist.
Definition of Apron string
1. Noun. One of the pair of strings or narrow sewn cloth strips used to fasten an apron around the wearer's waist. ¹
2. Noun. A symbol of the binding of a husband or of his fortunes to domestic life or to his wife. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Apron String
Literary usage of Apron string
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wedding Day in All Ages and Countries by Edward J. Wood (1869)
"Under the apron string.— St. Andrew and Marriages.—Orcadian Marriages.—Manx
Marriages. IN' early times in Ireland no marriage ceremony was performed without ..."
2. American Ballads and Songs by Louise Pound (1922)
"And as she ran off her apron string broke, Her apron string broke, her apron
string broke, And as she ran off her apron string broke. OOOO. ..."
3. Glengoyne: Reminiscences of the Parish and Its People by William Gairdner (1900)
"How the Deil's Wife's apron string broke, and what came of it 'I once was at the
top of ... I have forgotten, Andrew, about the apron string breaking, ..."
4. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"3. timid or effeminate person as lied to his mother's apron-string, ... He cursed
the apron-string tenure, by which he said he hem his peace. ..."
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