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a slender rope

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  • rope — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English rāp; akin to Old High German reif hoop Date: before 12th century 1. a. a large stout cord of strands of fibers or wire twisted or braided together b. a long slender strip of material used as… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • glass-rope — Hyalonema Hy a*lo*ne ma, n. [NL., fr. Gr. y alos glass + ? a thread.] (Zo[ o]l.) A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres twisted together like the strands of a color. The …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Slip rope — Slip Slip, n. [AS. slipe, slip.] 1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice. [1913 Webster] 2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step. [1913 Webster] This good man s slip mended his pace to martyrdom. Fuller. [1913 Webster] 3. A twig… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • White rope — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Wire rope — Wire Wire (w[imac]r), n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel. v[=i]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [root]141.] [1913 Webster] 1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance formed to an… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • List of The Dresden Files characters — The Dresden Files series features a diverse cast of complicated characters. Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Harry Dresden 1.2 Karrin Murphy 1.3 Bob …   Wikipedia

  • Lariat — Lar i*at (l[a^]r [i^]*[a^]t), n. [Sp. la reata the rope; la the + reata rope. Cf. {Reata}.] A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one with a noose; used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses, etc., and for picketing a horse… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • line — I. /laɪn / (say luyn) noun 1. a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface. 2. something resembling a traced line, as a band of colour, a seam, a furrow, etc.: lines of stratification in… …  

  • Royal Commonwealth Society — Abbreviation RCS Formation 1868 Legal status Active Purpose/focus Advocate and public voice, educator and network. Headquarters Commonwealth …   Wikipedia

  • Funiculus — ( Latin for slender rope ) commonly refers to:* in neurology, a bundle of nerve fibers, such as: ** Anterior funiculus of the spinal cord ** Lateral funiculus of the spinal cord ** Posterior funiculus of the spinal cord ** Funiculus solitarius of …   Wikipedia

  • insubstantial — adjective 1 formal something that is insubstantial is much too small or weak and does not look solid enough: a slender rope bridge, terrifyingly insubstantial 2 literary not existing as a real object or person: Pale figures, like insubstantial… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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