Apron string

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The string of an apron. To be tied to a wife's apron strings to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother. He was so made that he could not submit to be tied to the apron strings even of the best of wives. - Macaulay.

Noun

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apron string - cord used to tie an apron at the waist Synonyms: apron strings

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