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Definition of Heartstring
1. n. A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart.
Definition of Heartstring
1. Noun. (singular of heartstrings) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Heartstring
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Heartstring
1. A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart. "Sobbing, as if a hearstring broke." (Moore) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Heartstring
Literary usage of Heartstring
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Tramp Abroad by Mark Twain (1906)
"So perishes one heartstring," said the old man. "What will it bring, father? "
asked the girl. " Nothing! It is worth seven hundred pieces of gold; ..."
2. Victorian Poets by Edmund Clarence ( Stedman (1901)
"Some heartstring answers to each, for each is the fine expression of an emotion;
nor is the emotion simulated for the song's sake. ..."
3. The Cambridge Book of Poetry and Song: Selected from English and American by Charlotte Fiske Bates (1910)
"... heartstring thrills with kindness, but is mute! Then hide it not, the music
of the soul, Dear sympathy, expressed with But let it like a shining river ..."
4. Music (1902)
"... teacher may be assisted in selecting suitable hymns for opening exercises.
Music is emotional. We should beware lest we play upon the wrong heartstring. ..."
5. The Household Book of Poetry by Charles Anderson Dana (1882)
"... every touch we find Our pulses beat and bear a part; When threads can make A
heartstring ache, Philosophy Can scarce deny Our souls are made of harmony. ..."
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