A thin tough kind of hempen cord, of which whiplashes or the ends of them are made; in allusive use, the material of whiplashes.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > other manufactured or derived materials > [noun] > rope or cord > for specific use (9) whipcord1318 A thin tough kind of hempen cord, of which whiplashes or the ends of them are made; in allusive use, the material of whiplashes. whip line1582 (a) = whipcord, n. 1; (b) the line or rope of a ‘whip’ (whip, n. 15). serving1794 Originally Nautical, now also Electrical Engineering. Yarn, cord, etc., wound around something, esp. a rope or cable, to protect or strengthen it… page-cord1841 waterproof cord used to tie together pages of type. lanyard1862 Nautical. ‘A short piece of rope or line made fast to anything to secure it, or as a handle’ (Smyth Sa… The material of which lanyards are made. tie-rope1886 a rope for tying something; in quot. 1525, ? = tie, n. 2. plough-line1895 (a) a line marking the limit of ploughed land; (b) cord used for the traces or reins of a plough; (in plural) the reins themselves; also figurative. tie-string1897 a string for tying something, e.g. a bonnet or other part of costume. fillis1900 A kind of loosely-twisted string, made of hemp (hemp fillis) or the jute (jute fillis), used by horticulturists as a tying material. |
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