"ropework" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: ropeworks [plural]
Etymology: rope + -work Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rope|work}} rope + -work Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ropework (countable and uncountable, plural ropeworks)
  1. (nautical) The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the marlinspike Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-ropework-en-noun-8IuJPIgl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -work Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -work: 77 23 Topics: nautical, transport
  2. A form of raised convex or painted decoration in the form of twisted rope applied to architecture, ceramics, metalwork and furniture Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-ropework-en-noun-GZ1mjqr4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ropeworker, ropeworking

Inflected forms

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