HEARTSTRINGS

heartstrings

(noun) your deepest feelings of love and compassion; “many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

heartstrings pl (plural only)

(obsolete, anatomy) The tendons once thought to brace the heart. [15th-19th c.]

(figuratively) One's deepest emotions or inner feelings. [from 16th c.]

(anatomy) The cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart.

Synonyms

• (cord-like tendons): chorda tendinea/chordae tendineae

Source: Wiktionary

HEARTSTRING

Heart"string`, n.

Definition: A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart. Shak. Sobbing, as if a hearstring broke. Moore.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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