apron string

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

apron string(n = noun.artifact) - (usually used in the plural) a cord used to tie an apron at the waist;

is a kind of cord

apron string,

The string of an apron. [1913 Webster]

"He was so made that he could not submit to be tied to the apron strings even of the best of wives." [1913 Webster]

To be tied to a wife's apron strings or To be tied to a mother's apron strings, to be unduly controlled by a wife or mother.