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(usually) secured with a knot, for storage.

CORDAGE
A general term referring to ropes and twines.

COXCOMBING
A continuous set of hitching of one or more strands to cover an object,
usually bar shaped.

CROSSING KNOT
A knot made by one rope around another at the point where it crosses it,
then continuing past it.

CROSSING TURN

A circle made of rope where the bases cross each other.

DOUBLE
To use two cords instead of one, laid parallel to each other.

EYE
A closed loop in rope, whether it is spliced, seized, or knotted.

FIBERS
The smallest threadlike components of cordage.

FID
A cylinder that is tapered to a point at one end, used for separating the
lay of twisted rope when splicing.

FIXED LOOP
Also called a “locked loop,” a fixed loop is a type of loop knot that does

not allow the loop to change size, either by pulling on the standing part
or the running end.

FRAPPING TURN
A wrap made across the middle of a set of turns already made for a
lashing, used to tighten and secure them.