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Diamond plait, diamond hitching or continuous diamond knotting: can
be used to form a covering for any cylindrical object. It is comprised of one
diamond knot on top of another. The plait can be formed by including
both single and double diamond knots, and a tighter effect created by
making crowns between the diamonds; see also diamond knot.
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Dog: the act of winding the working end of a rope back several times
around itself, or another larger rope. This is done with the lay, and has the
