heartstrings
(noun) your deepest feelings of love and compassion; “many adoption cases tug at the heartstrings”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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.
• (cord-like tendons): chorda tendinea/chordae tendineae
Source: Wiktionary
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
14 May 2025
(adjective) having three units or components or elements; “a ternary operation”; “a treble row of red beads”; “overcrowding made triple sessions necessary”; “triple time has three beats per measure”; “triplex windows”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
