knotted cord
collocation in Englishmeaningsofknottedandcord
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knotted
adjective
uk/ˈnɒt.ɪd/us/ˈnɑː.t̬ɪd/
joined by having been tied together in a knot, or containing a knot ...
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cord
noun
uk/kɔːd/us/kɔːrd/
(a length of) rope or string made of ...
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(Definition ofknottedandcordfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The strong-side fist, known as the spear, is wrapped in a piece of cloth covered by tightlyknottedcord.
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The body was found resting upright on the knees, with aknottedcorddraped over the skull.
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An interesting form of aknottedcordis one 12 lengths long (the units do not matter) which is closed into a loop.
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Theknottedcordhad apparently snapped soon after the body had been suspended from an overhead branch.
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It was a crude tool that consisted of a bone or wood rectangle with aknottedcordmeasuring arms length tied to it.
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The arms of a widow are sometimes surrounded by a cordelire (knottedcord) and the arms of women are often, but not always, shaped like a lozenge.
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Later, knotted cords were worked into the log-line.
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While the damaru is played by rattling knotted cords against the resonators, the idakka is played with a stick.
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The tassels may be represented as knotted cords.
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In his first machine he supported the harness by knotted cords, which he elevated by a single trap board.
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Knotted cords were used by many ancient cultures.
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She was also depicted holding other tools and, often, holding the knotted cords that were stretched to survey land and structures.
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The knotted strings of quipus were often made with an elaborate system of knotted cords, dyed in various colors, the significance of which was known to the magistrates.
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