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Glossary

Terms in bold are also defined in this glossary. Cotton seine twine Twine made from up to 120
threads of cotton.
Ashley’s flat knot A woven knot (also known as Crown knot A knot used to make buttons and other
Ashley’s #2216) made of one or more strands that items. Often combined with a wall knot.
can be tightened to decorate round or cylindrical Diameter The distance measured through the center
objects. of a cross section of rope or cordage. For noncriti-
Bend A knot used to join two ropes. cal use, determine the diameter by measuring the
Bight A loop in a length of rope. rope’s circumference, or girth, and divide by three.
Bitter end The nonworking end of a line. Drawn fringe lace Needlework consisting of two
Canvas A tough off-white colored fabric woven from stages.
threads of cotton. Eye A loop spliced at the end of a rope.
Carrick bend A knot used to tie two different ropes Granny knot A square knot tied incorrectly.
together. Its design is similar to that of a square Grommet A ring of wood, rope, or metal.
knot. Hitch A knot used to tie cordage around a hook, ring,
Chafe To wear or fray a rope. or (in a decorative fashion) around an object such
Chinese button knot A knot used as a button or as a handle or tube.
used to make decorative items such as bracelets. Hockle A condition whereby a rope strand twists on
Clove hitch A knot used to attach a rope to an object. itself: also called a chinkle.
A clove hitch wraps around the object, with the Kink A tight hockle that upsets the lay of a rope: a
bitter end and the working end going in opposite sharp bend that permanently distorts the strands.
directions. Knot A weak substitute for a splice, but easy to
Clover A loop tied in a decorative knot, also known as unfasten.
a bight. Lace Highly decorated fabric. Used to embellish cloth-
Coil A neat circles of rope, piled to keep the loops free ing or household items.
of tangles. Lanyard A length of small stuff, sometimes decora-
Construction Refers to the design of rope, including tive, tied to an object to make it secure.
the number of strands, and the arrangement of Lark’s head knot A knot made by looping cordage
each in the strands. or rope around an object and pulling the ends
Cord Refers to small sizes of ropes. through the loop. Also called a cow hitch.
Cordage A rope or ropelike material varying in size Lash To secure with rope.
from twine to hawser; in nautical handiwork, rope Lay The direction of the twists in a rope strand (see
of less than ½ inch (12 mm) diameter, or small stuff. right-laid) that are helically laid into rope.
Cotton A member of the mallow family. When the Leather The skin of various animals, chemically treated
flower goes to seed, long fibers or staples are in various ways to color, soften, and preserve.
formed to protect the seed and help the seeds Macramé From the Arabic work migramah (ornamen-
when they are eventually dispersed on the wind. tal fringe). It first appeared as decorative knotting

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