#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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