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drawstring definition

draw·string (-striŋ′)

noun

a string drawn through a hem, as in the waist of a garment or mouth of a bag, to tighten or close it by taking up the fullness

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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