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roped, ppl. a.|rəʊpt|
[f. rope n.1 or v.1]
1. a. Formed into viscous threads. rare—1.
1607T. Walkington Optic Glass 124 He..voided a great abundance of roped phlegme.
b. Twisted like a rope.
1880Archaeol. Cant. XIII. 115 An oval-shaped Sign, containing, within a roped wreath, the figure of Sir John Schorne. 1901Illustr. London News 22 June 912 The helmet, with slightly roped comb, opens down the centre of the chin-piece.
2. a. Girdled with a rope; tied or fastened with a rope; marked off by a rope, etc. Also fig.
1829P. Egan Boxiana 2nd Ser. II. 350 Harry Jones and Bob Simmonds entered a twenty-four-foot roped ring at one o'clock. 1834Motley Corr. I. 37 These are your true monks—none of your bare-footed, rosaried and roped friars. 1876G. M. Hopkins Wreck of Deutschland iv, in Poems (1967) 52, I steady as a water in a well, to a poise, to a pane, But roped with, always, all the way down from the tall Fells or flanks of the voel, a vein Of the gospel proffer. 1881Daily News 13 April 2/8 The heats were decided in a roped ring of about 18 feet. 1894Persian Pict. 17 Their donkeys laden with roped bundles of grass. 1921A. Huxley Crome Yellow xxvii. 295 In a roped-off space beyond, Mary was directing the children's sports. 1927Wodehouse Meet Mr. Mulliner iii. 70 He seemed to be always on the point of introducing into debates on parish matters the methods which had made him so successful in the roped ring. 1932Auden Orators iii. 109 To stand with the wine-dark conquerors in the roped-off pews. 1943J. B. Priestley Daylight on Saturday iv. 23 They went..to the enormous canteen. There was a roped-off space in the middle. 1955E. Hillary High Adventure 10 George Band with Sherpas..on a roped cliff. 1965F. Sargeson Mem. Peon vi. 163 His meagre, roped-off end of the..area. 1976A. Price War Game ii. 217 Posters directing motorists to roped-off fields. 1977Custom Car Nov. 58/1, I can't help thinking a roped-off enclosure and a bit of creative parking for the various classes would have made for more interest.
b. Performed by means of roping.
1893Athenæum 30 Sept. 460/1 Our roped ascent..was probably the first ever made. 1935Encycl. Sports 431/2 No one should ever attempt a roped climb without at least one experienced mountaineer in the party. |