Thong
[θɒŋ] or [θɔŋ]
Definition
(noun.) a thin strip of leather; often used to lash things together.
(noun.) underpants resembling a G-string; worn by women especially under very tight pants; 'she wore thongs in her quest for the callipygian ideal'.
Typed by Greta--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening anything.
Typist: Norton
Definition
n. a piece or strap of leather to fasten anything.
Typist: Nola
Examples
- He placed the end of a straight stick against the thong, drew it strongly back and released it. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It was of coarse sealskin--the straight-haired skin, with a leather thong to bind it. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Come back, he looked at a large watch he pulled out on a leather thong from inside his coat. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- After entertaining company, when dinner was over he would go out to correct any negligence in the service with a leather thong. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- He had a coil of wire around one arm and a pair of pliers hung by a thong from his wrist. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He chose a longer, springier piece of wood, bent it into a bow, and strung it with a longer thong. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Behind her, depending from the roof upon rawhide thongs, and stretching entirely across the cave, was a row of human skeletons. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
Typed by Ellie