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imp. & p. p.
of Strand
n.
the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a rope are made.
v. t.
To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible substance, round another; to form by convolution, or winding separate things round each other; as, to twist yarn or thread.
v. i.
To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to be united by winding round each other; to be or become twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than others.
n.
A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
a.
Composed of four strands, and laid right-handed with a heart, or center; -- said of rope. See Illust. under Cordage.
n.
Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service.
n.
Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.
v. t.
To break a strand of (a rope).
n.
A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads or strands twisted together, and used for various purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and the like; a small cord or string.
v. t.
The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck.
n.
To wind rope, yarn, or other material, spirally round, between the strands of, as a cable; to wind with spun yarn, as a small rope.
n.
A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by winding strands or separate things round each other.
v. i.
To drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground; as, the ship stranded at high water.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Strand
n.
One of the threads of which the strands of a rope are composed.
v. t.
To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a ship.
a.
Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands; threefold.
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.
v. t.
To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to unravel; to disentangle.
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