SINEW (O. Eng. sinu, sionu, cf. Dutch zenuw, Ger. Sehne, possibly allied to Skt. snava, tendon, cf. Ger. Schnur,

See also:

• STRING

string)  , a tendon, a cord-like layer of fibrous tissue at the end of a muscle forming the attachment to the bone or other hard part . The broad, flat tendons are usually called fasciae (see MUSCULAR SYSTESI AND CONNECTIVE TISSUE) . The word is used figura- tively of muscular or nervous strength, and particularly, in " sinews of war, " of the power of money .