From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishstring of pearls/lights/beads etcstring of pearls/lights/beads etcDCJDFseveral objects of the same type connected with a thread, chain etc → string
Examples from the Corpus
string of pearls/lights/beads etc• When the harbor across the bay becomes a string of lights, foghorns take up the bass.• Careful inspection of the image showed what looked like a string of pearls embedded in a bright haze.• There was a cavity beneath with a string of pearls in it.• A string of lights on the prom Dancing mad in the storm Who lives in such a place?• A string of pearls was around her neck, and the bones of her right hand clutched a Bible.• Beads can choke babies if swallowed, and long strings of beads can also half-strangle older children. 