Definition of "harpstring" [harpstring]

• One of the strings or cords of a harp. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "I looked at Tarhov; he was quivering all over inwardly, like a tightly drawn harpstring; he was tingling all over, hardly could he hold back the tide of brimming youth and passion; violent, ecstatic happiness had burst into his soul, and had taken full possession of him — and he of it."
• "The wire hawser between her and the Diana, stretched as taut as a harpstring, vibrated alarmingly."
• "This first note was followed by another, bolder and prolonged, but still obviously quivering, like a harpstring when suddenly struck by a stray finger it throbs in a last, swiftly-dying tremble; the second was followed by a third, and, gradually gaining fire and breadth, the strains swelled into a pathetic melody."