eye-stringn.

Brit.

/ˈʌɪstrɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈaɪˌstrɪŋ/

Forms: see eye n.¹ and string n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, string n.

Etymology: < eye n.¹ + string n., perhaps after heartstring n.

Now rare.

A nerve, blood vessel, tendon, or muscle in the eye (see string n. 2a). Usually in plural.The eye-strings were formerly supposed to break or crack at death or the onset of blindness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of eye, lid, or brow

eye-string1532

abducens1615

eye-opener1649

orbicularis1681

bibitory muscle1696

corrugator1836

Müller1875

the world > life > the body > structural parts > sinew, tendon, or ligament > types of sinew, tendon, or ligament > [noun] > of eyes

eye-string1532

1532 W. Walter tr. G. Boccaccio Guystarde & Sygysmonde sig. D.ij Sygysmonde felynge deth to approche fast And that her eye strynges began to breke She badde them all farewell.

1602 B. Jonson Poetaster Induct. sig. A2 Cracke eystrings, and your balls Drop into earth; let me be euer blind.

1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater ii. i. sig. D2^v The last words that my dying father spake, Before his eye-strings brake.

a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iii. 17 I would haue broke mine eye-strings; Crack'd them, but to looke vpon him.

1650 N. Lockyer Olive-leafe 18 Every haire of thy head stare, every eye-string stretch, and every heart-string twist together.

1682 T. Otway Venice Preserv'd ii. 24 Gaze on thee till my Eye-strings crackt with Love.

1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 178 See..that their [sheep's] Gums be red..the Eye-strings ruddy.

1776 A. M. Toplady Bk. Praise 159 When my eyestrings break in death.

1778 Arminian Mag. 1 268 His Eye-strings were broke, his Speech entirely gone.

1833 J. F. Cooper Headsman I. vi. 100 Be not ashamed of thy star, but gaze at it till thy eye-strings crack.

1859 Friendly Visitor 9 202 Now a heart-string,—now an eye-string snaps asunder,—at last out goes the weary, trembling soul.

1902 A. H. Leahy tr. Courtship of Ferb 40 Your eye-strings are shattered; Death's poison prevails.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eye-string
释义	eye-stringn. Brit. /ˈʌɪstrɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈaɪˌstrɪŋ/ Forms: see eye n.¹ and string n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: eye n.¹, string n. Etymology: < eye n.¹ + string n., perhaps after heartstring n. Now rare. A nerve, blood vessel, tendon, or muscle in the eye (see string n. 2a). Usually in plural.The eye-strings were formerly supposed to break or crack at death or the onset of blindness. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > structural parts > muscle > muscles of specific parts > [noun] > muscles of eye, lid, or brow eye-string1532 abducens1615 eye-opener1649 orbicularis1681 bibitory muscle1696 corrugator1836 Müller1875 the world > life > the body > structural parts > sinew, tendon, or ligament > types of sinew, tendon, or ligament > [noun] > of eyes eye-string1532 1532 W. Walter tr. G. Boccaccio Guystarde & Sygysmonde sig. D.ij Sygysmonde felynge deth to approche fast And that her eye strynges began to breke She badde them all farewell. 1602 B. Jonson Poetaster Induct. sig. A2 Cracke eystrings, and your balls Drop into earth; let me be euer blind. View more context for this quotation 1607 F. Beaumont Woman Hater ii. i. sig. D2^v The last words that my dying father spake, Before his eye-strings brake. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) i. iii. 17 I would haue broke mine eye-strings; Crack'd them, but to looke vpon him. View more context for this quotation 1650 N. Lockyer Olive-leafe 18 Every haire of thy head stare, every eye-string stretch, and every heart-string twist together. 1682 T. Otway Venice Preserv'd ii. 24 Gaze on thee till my Eye-strings crackt with Love. 1707 J. Mortimer Whole Art Husbandry 178 See..that their [sheep's] Gums be red..the Eye-strings ruddy. 1776 A. M. Toplady Bk. Praise 159 When my eyestrings break in death. 1778 Arminian Mag. 1 268 His Eye-strings were broke, his Speech entirely gone. 1833 J. F. Cooper Headsman I. vi. 100 Be not ashamed of thy star, but gaze at it till thy eye-strings crack. 1859 Friendly Visitor 9 202 Now a heart-string,—now an eye-string snaps asunder,—at last out goes the weary, trembling soul. 1902 A. H. Leahy tr. Courtship of Ferb 40 Your eye-strings are shattered; Death's poison prevails. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1532
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