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His teenage son, John Wesley, worked as a clerk who tuned stringed instruments.—Sarah Biegelsen, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2025 Initial offerings include an all-too-timely show about young immigrants as well as several productions that, as part of the Violins of Hope project, will use stringed instruments saved from destruction during the Holocaust.—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 30 Aug. 2025 The coat of arms features three lions in the first and fourth quadrants representing England, a rampant lion in the second quadrant for Scotland and a stringed argent, or harp, in the third quadrant for Ireland.—Meredith Kile, People.com, 18 July 2025 Also, a ringing sound from a stringed musical instrument (especially a guitar)
Word 3 (bottom left) hint — something of importance.—Kris Holt, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for stringed
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of stringed was
before the 12th century
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