"lifestring" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: lifestrings [plural]
Etymology: life + string Etymology templates: {{compound|en|life|string}} life + string Head templates: {{en-noun}} lifestring (plural lifestrings)
  1. (archaic) A nerve, or string, supposed to be essential to life. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-lifestring-en-noun-do1Y9rAj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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          "text": "these Lines are the Veins, the Arteries,\nAnd undecaying Life-strings of those Hearts",
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