Whipcord

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A worsted fabric with a distinct diagonal rib.
  • n. A strong twisted or braided cord sometimes used in making whiplashes.
  • n. Catgut.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A hard, twisted cord used for making whiplashes.
  • n. A type of catgut.
  • n. A strong worsted fabric, with a diagonal rib.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A weave showing a corded effect or pattern running lengthwise of the fabric.
  • n. A strong twisted hempen cord, so called because lashes or snappers of whips are made from it.
  • n. A cord or string of catgut.
  • n. A seaweed, Chorda filum, having a very long, slender, whip-like frond. See Chorda, 2.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips
  • n. a strong worsted or cotton fabric with a diagonal rib
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    cord    cloth    fabric    material    textile   
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