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CORDAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The ropes in the rigging of a ship
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("cordage" is a kind of...):
rope (a strong line)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cordage"):
sennit (flat braided cordage that is used on ships)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("cordage" is a kind of...):
amount; measure; quantity (how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify)
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