"drawstring" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: drawstrings [plural]
Etymology: From draw + string. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|draw|string}} draw + string Head templates: {{en-noun}} drawstring (plural drawstrings)
  1. A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit). Translations (type of string): kiristysnyöri (Finnish), kurenauha (Finnish), Kordelzug [masculine] (German), Zugband [neuter] (German), cordoncino [masculine] (Italian), laccio [masculine] (Italian), stringa [feminine] (Italian), legaccio [masculine] (Italian), coulisse [feminine] (Italian), cordón [masculine] (Spanish), mecate [masculine] (Spanish), primal [masculine] (Spanish), cordel [masculine] (Spanish), piola [feminine] (Spanish), estringa [feminine] (Spanish), agujeta [feminine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "type of string",
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      "word": "stringa"
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      "sense": "type of string",
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      "word": "coulisse"
    },
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      "sense": "type of string",
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      "word": "cordón"
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      "word": "piola"
    },
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "type of string",
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      "word": "estringa"
    },
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