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apron string

noun

Definitions

  1. One of the pair of strings or narrow sewn clothstrips used to fasten an apron around the…

    One of the pair of strings or narrow sewn clothstrips used to fasten an apron around the wearer's waist.

  2. A symbol of the domestic ties binding a male to a female (as a husband to a wife or a son…

    A symbol of the domestic ties binding a male to a female (as a husband to a wife or a son to a mother).

    • [T]he opinion of the country was that my lord was tied to his wife's apron-strings, and that she ruled over him.
    • "Pooh!" said Jerry, throwing out his chest, "I guess I can take care of myself without being tied to my mother's apron strings!"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA