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Cordage vs Cordate - What's the difference?

cordage | cordate |

As a noun cordage

is (nautical) a set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.

As an adjective cordate is

(botany) heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base.

cordage

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.
  • * 1819 , Lord Byron, Don Juan , II.13:
    • So Juan stood, bewildered on the deck: / The wind sung, cordage strained, and sailors swore [...].
  • *1851 ,
    • [...] as the old craft deep dived into the green seas, and sent the shivering frost all over her, and the winds howled, and the cordage rang [...]
  • *1974 , (Lawrence Durrell), Monsieur , Faber & Faber 1992, p. 151:
  • *:A lone river wind sighed in the cordage of the ship.
  • (obsolete) An amount of wood measured in cords.

    • cordate

    English

    (Leaf shape)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (botany) Heart-shaped, with a point at the apex and a notch at the base.

    • Synonyms

    * cordiform

    Derived terms

    * obcordate

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