#line.artifact  something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible; "a washing line"
  supertype:  artifact__artefact  a man-made object taken as a whole
  part:  bitter_end.end
  subtype:  becket  a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship
  subtype:  cord  a line made of twisted fibers or threads; "the bundle was tied with a cord"
     subtype:  apron_string__apronstring__apron_strings__apronstring  cord used to tie an apron at the waist
     subtype:  bowstring  the string of an archer's bow
     subtype:  gut  a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery
     subtype:  chenille.cord  a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
     subtype:  clothesline  a cord on which clothes are hung to dry
     subtype:  fishing_line__fishingline  a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached
        subtype:  handline__hand_line  a fishing line managed principally by hand
        subtype:  night-line__nightline  a fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch fish over night
        subtype:  trawl_line__trawlline__trawl__spiller__setline__trotline  a long fishing line with many shorter lines and hooks attached to it (usually suspended between buoys)
     subtype:  lace.cord__lacing  a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
        subtype:  bootlace  a long lace for fastening boots
        subtype:  shoelace__shoe_lace__shoestring__shoe_string  a lace used for fastening shoes
     subtype:  lanyard.cord__laniard  a cord worn around the neck to hold a knife or whistle
     subtype:  laniard  a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
     subtype:  log_line__logline  a knotted cord that runs out from a reel to a piece of wood that is attached to it
     subtype:  piping.cord  a thin strip of covered cord used to edge hems
     subtype:  plumb_line__plumbline__perpendicular  a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point
        subtype:  lead_line__sounding_line  (nautical) plumb line for determining depth
        subtype:  plumb_rule__plumbrule  a plumb line attached to a narrow board
     subtype:  ripcord  a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent
     subtype:  ripcord.cord  a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend
     subtype:  rope  a strong cord
        subtype:  bola  a rope with weights attached to the ends; is thrown to entangle the legs of an animal; of South American origin
        subtype:  brace.rope  a rope on a square-rigged ship that is used to swing a yard about and secure it
           subtype:  royal_brace__royalbrace  a brace to secure the royal mast
        subtype:  bungee_cord__bungee  an elasticized rope
        subtype:  cable  a very strong thick rope made of twisted hemp or steel wire
           subtype:  ground_cable  a mooring cable; runs from a buoy to a mooring anchor
        subtype:  cordage  the ropes in the rigging of a ship
        subtype:  halyard__halliard  a rope for raising or lowering a sail or flag
        subtype:  hangman's_rope__hangman'srope__hangman's_halter__hangman'shalter__hemp__hempen_necktie  a rope that is used by a hangman to execute persons who have been condemned to death by hanging
        subtype:  harpoon_line__harpoonline  a strong rope for making the catch fast to the harpooner's boat
        subtype:  hawser  large heavy rope for nautical use
        subtype:  jump_rope__skip_rope__skipping_rope  a length of rope (usually with handles on each end) that is swung around while someone jumps over it
        subtype:  lashing  rope that is used for fastening something to something else; "the boats were held together by lashings"
        subtype:  lasso__lariat__riata__reata  a long noosed rope used to catch animals
        subtype:  prolonge  a rope fitted with a hook and used for towing a gun carriage
        subtype:  small_stuff__smallstuff  any light rope used on shipboard
           subtype:  marline  a small usually tarred line of 2 strands
           subtype:  seizing  small stuff that is used for lashing two or more ropes together
           subtype:  spun_yarn  (nautical) small stuff consisting of a lightweight rope made of several rope yarns loosely wound together
        subtype:  tier.rope  something that is used for tying; "the sail is fastened to the yard with tiers"
        subtype:  tightrope  tightly stretched rope or wire on which acrobats perform high above the ground
           subtype:  high_wire  a tightrope very high above the ground
        subtype:  trip_line  a light rope used in lumbering to free a dog hook from a log at a distance
     subtype:  sash_cord__sash_line  a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash
     subtype:  slack  a cord or rope or cable that is hanging loosely; "he took of the slack"
     subtype:  static_line  a cord attached the pack of a parachute to an aircraft to open the parachute after the jumper is clear of the plane
     subtype:  twine__string  a lightweight cord
        subtype:  chalk_line__chalkline__snapline  a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface
        subtype:  packthread  a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages
     subtype:  string  a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
        subtype:  snare  strings stretched across the lower head of a snare drum; they make a rattling sound when the drum is hit
     subtype:  yarn__thread  a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
        subtype:  cotton  thread made of cotton fibers
           subtype:  lisle  a strong tightly twisted cotton thread (usually made of long-staple cotton)
        subtype:  dental_floss__floss__flos  a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
        subtype:  floss__flos  a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
        subtype:  Lastex  (trade mark) yarn that has an elastic core wound around with cotton or silk or nylon or rayon threads
        subtype:  ligature  thread used by surgeons to bind a vessel (as to constrict the flow of blood)
        subtype:  pile.yarn  the yarn (as in a rug or velvet) that stands up from the weave
        subtype:  purl  gold or silver wire thread
        subtype:  suture  thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
        subtype:  tinsel  a thread with glittering metal foil attached
        subtype:  warp  yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
        subtype:  woof__weft__filling  the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
        subtype:  worsted.yarn  a tightly twisted woolen yarn
     subtype:  tie  a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied; "he needed a tie for the packages"
        subtype:  drawstring__drawing_string__drawingstring__string  a tie consisting of a cord that goes through a seam around an opening; "he pulled the drawstring and closed the bag"
           subtype:  purse_string__pursestring  a drawstring used to close the mouth of a purse
     subtype:  whipcord.cord  closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips
     subtype:  wick.cord__taper  a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
        subtype:  candlewick  the wick of a candle
           subtype:  snuff  a charred candlewick
     subtype:  wick  any piece of cord that conveys liquid by capillary action
  subtype:  lanyard__laniard  a line used for extending or fastening rigging on ships
  subtype:  lifeline  line thrown from a vessel that people can cling to in order to save themselves from drowning
     subtype:  ridge_rope__ridgerope  either of a pair of lifelines running alongside the bowsprit of a ship
  subtype:  lifeline.line  line that raises or lowers a deep-sea diver
  subtype:  mooring_line__mooringline  a line that holds an object (especially a boat) in place
     subtype:  headfast  a mooring line that secures the bow of a boat or ship to a wharf
  subtype:  painter.line  a line that is attached to the bow of a boat and used for tying up (as when docking or towing)
  subtype:  ratline__ratlin  a small horizontal rope between the shrouds of a sailing ship; they form a ladder for climbing aloft
  subtype:  weather_sheet__weathersheet__sheet__tack__mainsheet__shroud  a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind
     subtype:  futtock_shroud__futtockshroud  shroud that is part of a ship's rigging
  subtype:  shroud  a line that suspends the harness from the canopy of a parachute
  subtype:  strand  line consisting of a complex of fibers or filaments that are twisted together to form a thread or a rope or a cable
     subtype:  ply.strand  one of the strands twisted together to make yarn or rope or thread; often used in combination: "three-ply cord"; "four-ply yarn"
     subtype:  rope_yarn  the strands out of which ropes are made
  subtype:  towline__towrope__towing_line__towing_rope  a rope used in towing
  subtype:  trace  either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree

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