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Binder
noun · 78% connection
Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to bind together any…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Blanket
adjective · 78% connection
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used as a robe; or any…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Elastic
noun · 78% connection
a fabric made of yarns containing an elastic material
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Eye-splice
noun · 78% connection
A splice formed by bending a rope's end back, and fastening it into the rope, forming a loop or eye. See Illust. under Splice.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Farce
verb · 78% connection
To stuff with forcemeat; hence, to fill with mingled ingredients; to fill full; to stuff.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Fringe
noun · 78% connection
An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff, originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting beyond the woven…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Funiculus
noun · 78% connection
A cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are made up; applied also to differ…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Gauffering
noun · 78% connection
A mode of plaiting or fluting.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Graft
noun · 78% connection
To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Grist
noun · 78% connection
In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in each of the three…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Guy
noun · 78% connection
A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as: a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or lowered; a…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Hawser
noun · 78% connection
A large rope made of three strands each containing many yarns.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Knot
noun · 78% connection
A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc., as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon itself.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Lash
noun · 78% connection
The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow is given.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Leghorn
noun · 78% connection
A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the straw of a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in Tuscany, Italy…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Line
noun · 78% connection
A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snar…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Loop
noun · 78% connection
A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which a hook can be hook…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.
Mesh
noun · 78% connection
an open fabric of string or rope or wire woven together at regular intervals
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: braided, cord, fabric, formed, plaiting.