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A bean of which the green pods are used for food, prepared before cooking by stripping off the fibrous thread along their back. Varieties of the common kidney-bean, or French bean, are so treated. string-block (string'blok), n. In pianoforte making, the wooden block into which are driven the studs for holding the loops of the ends of the strings furthest from the tuning-pins. string-board (string'bōrd), n. In carp., a board that supports any important part of a framework or structure; especially, a board which sustains the ends of the steps in a wooden staircase. Also called string - piece or stringer. string-course (string'kōrs), n. In arch., a narrow molding or a projecting course continued IMG:content-2283.jpg:[graphic] String-course (sculptured), 13th century. (From triforium of Amiens Cathedral, France.) horizontally along the face of a building, frequently under windows. It is sometimes merely a flat band, more often molded, and sometimes richly carved.