heartstrings

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim The tendons or other structures resembling cords once thought to be attached to, or to brace, the heart; especially the aorta, pulmonary artery, and other large arteries connected to them; also, the diaphragm.

   “Harte ſtrynges uenies de cuevr.”

2. isim Synonym of chordae tendineae (“the cord-like tendons that connect the papillary muscles to the tricuspid valve and the mitral valve in the heart”).

   “The atrioventricular valves are prevented from turning inside out by strands of connective tissue, which run from their underside to the walls of the ventricle. These are the so-called heartstrings or chordae tendin[e]ae.”

3. isim The source of one's deepest emotions or inner feelings, especially compassion or love.

   “The sad eyes of the orphan tugged at my heartstrings.”

4. isim The essential or vital part of something; the core, the essence, the heart.

   “And for to ſeeke out gemmes and ſome little ſtones, vve ſtrike pits deep vvithin the ground. Thus vvee plucke the very heart-ſtrings out of her [the Earth], and all to vveare on our finger one gemme or precious ſtone, to fulfill our pleaſure and deſire.”