Harpings: alternatives and connections

That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.

To surround as with a band; to encompass.

To encompass; to begird.

To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to surround.

a division of a stem, or secondary stem arising from the main stem of a plant

A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the bows on each…

That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse,…

To make a circle around; to encompass.

To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to encircle.

To encompass with a wall.

To embrace, hence; to encompass.

To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to confine.

A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a small socket on a stem, for…

Fastened with copper bolts, as the planks of ships, etc.; as, a copper-fastened ship.

A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still used by fisherman in…

One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.

A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore legs are falling, raises h…

The gradual formation or production of organs or parts by a process of evolution or development, as when the seed develops the root an…