master string

The chief string. "The tender'st point, the master -string That makes most harmony or discord to me." Rowe. (Todd.) master-stroke, s. A masterly achievement; & wonderfully clever or skillful performance. "Paul should himself direct me, I would trace His master - strokes , and draw from his design." Cowper: Task , ii. 398. master-tap, s. A tap-screw (q. v.). master-tooth, s. One of the principal teeth. "Some living creatures have their master - teeth indented one within another like saws; as lions and dogs."- Bacon . master-touch, s. The touch or finish of a master hand. *master-town, *master-toune, s. The chief town, the capital.