G stringn.

Forms: 1800s– gee-string (in sense 2), 1800s– G string.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: G n., string n.

Etymology: < G n. + string n.With sense 1 compare G n. 3. The origin of sense 2 is unclear; the G may perhaps stand for groin n.²

1. Music. (See quot. 1876.)

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society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > lute- or viol-type parts > [noun] > specific strings

minikin1541

bass1560

treble1560

mean1654

G string1831

cantino1876

1831 T. L. Peacock in Examiner 12 June 374/1 The real magic is..the surpassing beauty of the effect. It is the same with his [sc. Paganini's] performance on the single string (the fourth, or G string), as with his performance on four.

1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 212/2 G string, the name of the first string on the double bass, the third on the violoncello, viola, and guitar, and the fourth on the violin.

1884 W. Hoe Dict. Fiddle at Strings To preserve strings in good condition they should be kept in a tin box... This prevents the G string from shrinking in the heat of the summer.

1961 A. C. Baines Musical Instruments through Ages vi. 110 Originally all four strings were of gut, but early in the eighteenth century some players began to use a G string wound with silver or copper wire to improve its speaking properties.

1964 Conc. Oxf. Dict. Music 242/2 G string (violin), the lowest string, with a rich tone.

2. Also gee-string (usually hyphenated).

a. A loin-cloth or breech-cloth, or the string supporting this, worn by American Indians, etc.

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the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > clothing for loins or genital area > loin cloth

dhoti1622

lungi1634

veil1634

pagne1698

breech-clout1757

lap1769

maro1769

waist-cloth1810

langoti1816

breech-cloth1841

malo1850

loin-cloth1859

G string1878

loin-rag1929

lap-lap1930

G string1878

1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xvi. 249 Around each boy's waist is the tight ‘geestring’, from which a single strip of cloth runs between the limbs from front to back.

1885 Rep. Indian Affairs 179 The more industrious, intelligent, and independent [Indians]..dress partially in civilized clothing and invariably stick to the blanket, leggins, and gee-string.

1891 Harper's Mag. Dec. 36/2 Some of the boys wore only ‘G-strings’ (as, for some reason, the breech-clout is commonly called on the prairie).

1907 S. E. White Arizona Nights (U.K. ed.) i. ix. 163 These Yuma Indians..were a peaceful, fine-looking lot, without a thing on but a gee-string.

1913 C. E. Mulford Coming of Cassidy iv. 67 ‘It's a G-string an' a medicine-bag..’ cried Dad from the harness-shop.

b. A similar piece of material worn by showgirls, strip-tease artists, etc.

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G string1936

1936 J. Dos Passos Big Money 488 One of the girls..wiggled her geestring at him.

1939 A. Huxley After Many a Summer i. xii. 168 It had happened, but quite unwillingly..at Congo Club with nothing on but a G-string and some talcum powder.

1951 I. Shaw Troubled Air xxii. 377 What I know about politics you could put in a chorus girl's g-string and it wouldn't raise a lump.

1960 V. Gielgud To Bed at Noon i. ix. 61 Her costume consisted of two tinsel stars and a G-string.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	g string
释义	G stringn. Forms: 1800s– gee-string (in sense 2), 1800s– G string. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: G n., string n. Etymology: < G n. + string n.With sense 1 compare G n. 3. The origin of sense 2 is unclear; the G may perhaps stand for groin n.² 1. Music. (See quot. 1876.) ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > musical instrument > stringed instruments > lute- or viol-type parts > [noun] > specific strings minikin1541 bass1560 treble1560 mean1654 G string1831 cantino1876 1831 T. L. Peacock in Examiner 12 June 374/1 The real magic is..the surpassing beauty of the effect. It is the same with his [sc. Paganini's] performance on the single string (the fourth, or G string), as with his performance on four. 1876 J. Stainer & W. A. Barrett Dict. Musical Terms 212/2 G string, the name of the first string on the double bass, the third on the violoncello, viola, and guitar, and the fourth on the violin. 1884 W. Hoe Dict. Fiddle at Strings To preserve strings in good condition they should be kept in a tin box... This prevents the G string from shrinking in the heat of the summer. 1961 A. C. Baines Musical Instruments through Ages vi. 110 Originally all four strings were of gut, but early in the eighteenth century some players began to use a G string wound with silver or copper wire to improve its speaking properties. 1964 Conc. Oxf. Dict. Music 242/2 G string (violin), the lowest string, with a rich tone. 2. Also gee-string (usually hyphenated). a. A loin-cloth or breech-cloth, or the string supporting this, worn by American Indians, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > clothing for loins or genital area > loin cloth dhoti1622 lungi1634 veil1634 pagne1698 breech-clout1757 lap1769 maro1769 waist-cloth1810 langoti1816 breech-cloth1841 malo1850 loin-cloth1859 G string1878 loin-rag1929 lap-lap1930 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > clothing for loins or genital area > loin cloth > part of G string1878 1878 J. H. Beadle Western Wilds xvi. 249 Around each boy's waist is the tight ‘geestring’, from which a single strip of cloth runs between the limbs from front to back. 1885 Rep. Indian Affairs 179 The more industrious, intelligent, and independent [Indians]..dress partially in civilized clothing and invariably stick to the blanket, leggins, and gee-string. 1891 Harper's Mag. Dec. 36/2 Some of the boys wore only ‘G-strings’ (as, for some reason, the breech-clout is commonly called on the prairie). 1907 S. E. White Arizona Nights (U.K. ed.) i. ix. 163 These Yuma Indians..were a peaceful, fine-looking lot, without a thing on but a gee-string. 1913 C. E. Mulford Coming of Cassidy iv. 67 ‘It's a G-string an' a medicine-bag..’ cried Dad from the harness-shop. b. A similar piece of material worn by showgirls, strip-tease artists, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > clothing for lower body > clothing for loins or genital area > loin cloth > worn by show girls, etc. G string1936 1936 J. Dos Passos Big Money 488 One of the girls..wiggled her geestring at him. 1939 A. Huxley After Many a Summer i. xii. 168 It had happened, but quite unwillingly..at Congo Club with nothing on but a G-string and some talcum powder. 1951 I. Shaw Troubled Air xxii. 377 What I know about politics you could put in a chorus girl's g-string and it wouldn't raise a lump. 1960 V. Gielgud To Bed at Noon i. ix. 61 Her costume consisted of two tinsel stars and a G-string. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1831
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