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prestrung en · ADJ

Etymology

From pre- + strung.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Strung in advance.
    • 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. 2008 March 27, Jack Bell, “A Lacrosse Face-Off”, in New York Times:
    • Beads can be purchased prestrung on lengths of thread or loose in vials or plastic bags. 2001, Claire B. Shaeffer, Couture Sewing Techniques, page 206: