"prestrung" meaning in English

See prestrung in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: pre- + strung Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|strung}} pre- + strung Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} prestrung (not comparable)
  1. Strung in advance. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-prestrung-en-adj-IHQm2I1G Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-

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          "ref": "2001, Claire B. Shaeffer, Couture Sewing Techniques, page 206",
          "text": "Beads can be purchased prestrung on lengths of thread or loose in vials or plastic bags.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2008 March 27, Jack Bell, “A Lacrosse Face-Off”, in New York Times",
          "text": "All of the heads came prestrung (they also come in unstrung versions) and none were acceptable to the 25-year-old Mr. Park; elite players string their own heads.",
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