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SOFT LAID Any cordage rendered more flexible by reduced tension during
manufacture.

SPLIT FILM Artificial ribbon-like filaments produced from a plastic sheet.

STANDING END The inactive end of cord. (See also Working End)

STANDING PART That part of a rope or cord anywhere between the working

end and the standing end.

STAPLE FIBERS Graded vegetable fibers of limited length and strength; also

discontinuous artificial fibers created by chopping extruded synthetic filaments
into shorter lengths.

STRAND The largest element of a rope, made from contra-twisted yarns.

STRENGTH The integral ability of a knot to withstand a load.

STRING Relatively cheap and disposable small cord and twine of domestic
quality.

SYNTHETIC CORDAGE Rope and smaller cordage products that are made
from artificial (manmade) filaments, staple fibers or split film.

TERYLENE An artificial material characterized by its lack of elasticity and
resistance to wear from abrasion.

THREAD Fine line.

WHIPPING A generic term for various bindings used to prevent a rope’s end
from fraying.

WORKING END The active end of a rope or cord. (See also Standing End)

YARN The basic element of rope strands, spun from natural or synthetic fibers.

Z-LAID Right-handed cordage.