Glass-rope (n.) A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus Hyalonema, first brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted together. |
Guess rope () A guess warp. |
Guest rope () The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom. |
Lady's thimble () The harebell. |
Rope (n.) A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage. |
Rope (n.) A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc. |
Rope (n.) The small intestines |
Rope (v. i.) To be formed into rope |
Rope (v. t.) To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord |
Rope (v. t.) To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain climbers, with a rope. |
Rope (v. t.) To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something |
Rope (v. t.) To lasso (a steer, horse). |
Rope (v. t.) To draw, as with a rope |
Rope (v. t.) To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or curbing. |
Rope's-end (v. t.) To punish with a rope's end. |
Rope-yarn (n.) the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made. |
Thimble (n.) A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger when pushing the needle through the material. It is usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle. |
Thimble (n.) Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure. |
Thimble (n.) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a bolt or pin passes. |
Thimble (n.) A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a hole. |
Thimble (n.) A tubular cone for expanding a flue |
Thimble (n.) A ring of thin metal formed with a grooved circumference so as to fit within an eye-spice, or the like, and protect it from chafing. |
Top-rope (n.) A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for other purposes. |