Hempen
['hempən] or ['hɛmpən]
Definition
(adj.) having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute .
Typist: Lottie--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord.
(a.) Like hemp.
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Examples
- Where the hempen string terminated a key was fastened. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Their nets were made of flax; they had as yet no knowledge of hemp and hempen rope. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- They were then covered with hempen yarn, to protect the gutta percha from attrition, and they were thus introduced into the hollow cable, of which they formed the core. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
- That's all I know, and I say again that if I killed Black Peter, the law should give me thanks, for I saved them the price of a hempen rope. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
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