• STRING

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• s. A thread, line, cord, linea: linum: funiculus (a little rope, Plin.). Proverbially. To have two strings to one’s bow, duobus sellis sedere (Laber., ap. Sen., Controv., 3, 18, fin.)
• Of a musical instrument, chorda (χορδή), or in pure Latin fides (but fides is always used in the plur. = “the strings,” except Cic., Fin., 4, 27, 75, and in poetry): nervus (νεῦρον, sτρινγ of animal sinews or gut). Τo touch the chords, nervos tangere.

2. v. inserere lino (to put on a thread; e.g., margaritas, Tert., Hab., Mul., 9): resticulam or resticulas perserere per, etc. (to put a cord or string through anything, in order to hang it up; e.g., resticulas per ficos maturas perserere, Varr., R.R., 1, 41, 5): nervo, nervis aptare (to put a string or strings to a musical instrument). A stringed instrument, fides, -ium, plur.