Definition of sheet bend
: a bend or hitch used for temporarily fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an eye — see knot illustration
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Join rope ends in a sheet bend between the flag clips to stop the rope knot from snagging in the pulley.
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Newer works at the fair by the artist, who is now based in South Africa, involve thin, wooden sheets bent into curled, cleanly formal shapes.
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First Known Use of sheet bend
circa 1823
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