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Pliable vs Reim - What's the difference?

pliable | reim |

As an adjective pliable

is soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded.

As a noun reim is

(south africa) a strip of oxhide, deprived of hair and made pliable, used for twisting into ropes, etc.

pliable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • soft, flexible, easily bent, formed, shaped, or molded
    • You will find the clay perfectly pliable as long as it stays fairly moist.

    Synonyms

    * lithy

    Derived terms

    * pliableness * pliably

    Related terms

    * pliability * pliancy * pliant * ply

    External links

    * * * English words suffixed with -able ----

    reim

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (South Africa) A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair and made pliable, used for twisting into ropes, etc.
    • (Simmonds)
    (Webster 1913) ----