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Apron string

noun

(usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist.

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"Apron string" Quotes from Famous Books

... mothers blameless, then?" Nay, dearie, nay. Nor even tactful, always. Yet there may Come some grey dawning in the by and by, When, no more brave, nor sure, nor strong, you'll cry Aloud to God, for that despised thing, The old dear comfort—Mother's apron string. ...

— The Verse-Book Of A Homely Woman • Elizabeth Rebecca Ward, AKA Fay Inchfawn

... much indulgence. But while my sisters petted and pampered me, my mother's graver manners and prayers doubtless saved me from being too selfish and effeminate. Boys, however, owe chiefly to each other their escape from the apron string and ...

— Confessions of Boyhood • John Albee

... to be rebuked in public, but she made no rejoinder. Jonas had seized on the opportunity to let his visitor see that he was not tied to his wife's apron string, but was absolute master in his own house. The blood mounted to Iver's brow, and he clenched his ...

— The Broom-Squire • S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

... him so dreadful bad, why didn't she keep him at home with her tied all the while to her apron string?" said the unfeeling woman. ...

— Lizzy Glenn - or, The Trials of a Seamstress • T. S. Arthur

... the boys tormented Charles in every way they could. They called him 'Mother's honest little darling'; and when they saw him coming they yelled, 'Go home and hang on to your mother's apron string.' ...

— A Hive of Busy Bees • Effie M. Williams