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the drawstrings
noun
A string or cord, encased in a fabric tube, with one or more small openings into the tube, on a bag or garment, allowing the item to be closed (as with a bag) or tightened (as with sweatpants or a bathing suit).
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And unlike earbud cables, the drawstrings are mercifully tangle free.
Possibly the drawstrings also functioned as sock garters.
Tug the drawstrings and the pillow promises "cocoonification".
Bloom peepers pulled the drawstrings to their hoods and held onto their hats.
In 2011, the commission created mandatory rules for the clothes, which called the drawstrings a substantial product hazard.
I got a lot of odd looks wearing the jacket around the office with the ends of the drawstrings nestled in my ears.
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The bag can also be hung up by the drawstring.
She had been strangled with the drawstring from her pants.
I felt a satisfying rush watching the cashier yank the drawstring, closing the bag tight.
The drawstring means you can nip it at the waist for a bit more structure.
Habitually twisting the drawstring of his hoodie, Luke Treadaway's pale, skinny Christopher has Asperger's syndrome.
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