cordage
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Definition of cordage
1 : ropes or cords especially : the ropes in the rigging of a ship
2 : the number of cords (as of wood) on a given area
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The continent’s earliest native people ate the fruit and even used the tree’s fibrous inner bark for cordage and textiles. — Andrew Moore, Good Housekeeping, "A Beginner's Guide To Growing Pawpaw—The Delicious Fruit You're Not Eating," 12 Jan. 2018 Improvements in rope have made the cordage stronger and therefore harder for whales to escape, leading to a surge in the number of extreme cases of entanglement. — Sarah Kaplan, Washington Post, "These whales will be extinct in 25 years, scientists say — unless we act now to save them," 20 Apr. 2018 Improvements in rope have made the cordage stronger and therefore harder for whales to escape, leading to a surge in the number of extreme cases of entanglement. — Sarah Kaplan, BostonGlobe.com, "N. Atlantic right whales will be extinct in 25 years, scientists say - unless we act now to save them," 20 Apr. 2018 The cordage plants were the same types that Lee’s mother, Elizabeth, used in her traditional weaving. — Soleil Ho, GQ, "Kohanaiki: Where the Mega-Rich Hide Away on Hawai'i," 20 Apr. 2018 Plants for fiber Douglas Iris (Iris douglasiana) has strong and flexible fibers from leaves; only the fibers along the outside of each leaf were used to make cordage. — Patrice Hanlon, The Mercury News, "Making fibers and dyes from plants in your garden," 18 May 2017 Learn what plants are good for rope making and learn how to make cordage. — charlotteobserver, "Happening nearby Lake Norman: June 21-27, 2017," 19 June 2017 The Art of Making Rope: The art of making rope or cordage is a primitive skill that is valuable as rope can be used in many ways. — charlotteobserver, "Happening nearby Lake Norman: June 21-27, 2017," 19 June 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cordage.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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cordage
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English Language Learners Definition of cordage
: ropes or cords
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