"ropework" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ropeworks [plural]
Etymology: From 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-GVuM8z2s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -work, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -work: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 78 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 12 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-C83vcB-R
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: ropeworker, ropeworking

Inflected forms

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