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WISPS |
Strands |
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HAIR |
Musical strands? |
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HAIRS |
Scalp strands |
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FIBRES |
Fabric strands |
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PLIES |
Strands of thread |
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YARNS |
Strands of thread |
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LINGUINE |
Pasta in long flat strands |
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LINGUINI |
Pasta in long flat strands |
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TEASE |
Gently pull into smaller strands |
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QUILTING |
A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel. |
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CONTLINE |
The space between the strands on the outside of a rope. |
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CORD |
A string, or small rope, composed of several strands twisted
together. |
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HAWSER |
A large rope made of three strands each containing many
yarns. |
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YARN |
One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are
composed. |
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LOPER |
A swivel at one end of a ropewalk, used in laying the
strands. |
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HOUSELINE |
A small line of three strands used for seizing; --
called also housing. |
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BRAID |
A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or
weaving together different strands. |
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UNBRAID |
To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to
unravel; to disentangle. |
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TWIST |
A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding
strands or separate things round each other. |
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ROPE-YARN |
The yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of
a rope are made. |
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THREE-PLY |
Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in
weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold. |
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PLAIN-LAID |
Consisting of strands twisted together in the ordinary
way; as, a plain-laid rope. See Illust. of Cordage. |
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PLAIT |
To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat;
as, to plait hair; to plait rope. |
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FID |
A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the
strands of a rope in splicing. |
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SHROUD-LAID |
Composed of four strands, and laid right-handed with a
heart, or center; -- said of rope. See Illust. under Cordage. |