bandstring

English

Etymology

From band +‎ string.

Noun

bandstring (plural bandstrings)

1. (obsolete or historical) Any of the strings used to fasten the collar and bands of 17th-century clothing; often decorated with tassels.
   • 1687, Aphra Behn, “The Lucky Chance”, in The Works of Aphra Behn Volume III‎^[1]:

     A pise of those Bandstrings--the more haste the less speed.

Anagrams

• string band