Strap vs Ligature - What's the difference?
strap | ligature |
A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.
* {{quote-book, year=1907, author=
, title=The Dust of Conflict
, chapter=7 A strip of thick leather used in flogging.
* (rfdate) Addison:
Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a combination of two or more for a particular use.
A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a suitable material, used to hone the sharpened edge of a razor; a strop.
A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.
# (carpentry, machinery) A band, plate, or loop of metal for clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.
# (nautical) A piece of rope or metal passing around a block and used for fastening it to anything.
(botany) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as those of the white circle in the daisy.
(botany) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.
A shoulder strap, see under shoulder.
(slang) A gun, normally a personal firearm such as a pistol or machine pistol.
To beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash.
To fasten or bind with a strap.
To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a razor.
(uncountable) The act of tying or binding something.
(countable) A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct.
A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc.
The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness.
(countable, typography) A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as ; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature.
(countable, music) A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase.
(music) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.
(countable) A piece used to hold a reed to the mouthpiece on woodwind instruments.
Impotence caused by magic or charms.
As verbs the difference between strap and ligature
is that strap is to beat or chastise with a strap; to whip, to lash while ligature is .As a noun strap
is a long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the like.strap
English
(wikipedia strap)Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Noun
(en noun)citation, passage=The patter of feet, and clatter of strap and swivel, seemed to swell into a bewildering din, but they were almost upon the fielato offices, where the carretera entered the town, before a rifle flashed.}}
- A lively cobbler that had scarce passed a day without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the strap .
Derived terms
* boot strap * shawl strap * stirrup strap * strapless * strap beamVerb
Derived terms
* strap on a pair * strap-onAnagrams
*ligature
English
(wikipedia ligature)Noun
- the ligature of a joint