eyestrings
/ˈaɪˌstrɪŋz/
noun
- The tendons or muscles that control the movement of the eyeball; also used figuratively to mean emotional attachment or affection.
- In old poetry, lovers were said to be bound by their eyestrings, unable to look away from each other.
- He felt a tug at his eyestrings whenever he saw his childhood home.
- The doctor explained that the eyestrings help the eye move in different directions.
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