Definitions
a lace used for fastening shoes
Word origin
The noun is derived from shoe + string. The adjective is derived from the noun, while the verb is derived from terms such as shoestring catch and shoestring tackle.
Used in a sentence
“Your shoestring is untied.”
“I am ſure ſhe is not half ſo beautiful, and vvill even venture to ſay, that ſhe is not vvorthy to tie her majeſty's ſhoe-ſtrings.”
“shoestring French fries”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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