Meanings of broken strands in English

Where he could, he mended the broken strands of wire.

Short, broken strands escape any attempt to control them.

A number had already gathered up the broken strands and were fastening them across the body.

Angeline Fowl's beautiful hair was frizzed and brittle, broken strands criss-crossing her pillow like a spider's web.

Through the broken strands went the Londoners on the right, the Scots on the left, shouting hoarsely now.

He found Andy morosely replacing some broken strands in his cinch, and he went straight at the mooted question.

The rigging is in beautiful shape, except that the lower shroud on the port side of the main has some broken strands.

Up and down this line the spooler must walk all day long, replenishing the iron grooves with fresh yarn and reknitting broken strands.

After echo-ranging their way along the cliffs and riding the meager morning convection currents, the two flyers emerged from the broken strands of steam.

She found him eager to pick up again the broken strands that had connected him with the big world from which he had once come.

Broken strands from the concentric shells twirled away, venting thick sparkling gases at high velocity.

'It was the moral of all my broken strands that Mary held up to me yesterday.'