亚洲网紅露点

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sennit

or 蝉别苍路苍别迟

[ sen-it ]

noun

  1. a flat, braided cordage, formed by plaiting strands of rope yarn or other fiber, used as small stuff aboard ships.
  2. braided straw or grass used in making hats.


sennit

/ 藞蝉蓻苍瑟迟 /

noun

  1. a flat braided cordage used on ships
  2. plaited straw, grass, palm leaves, etc, as for making hats
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sennit1

First recorded in 1760鈥70; origin uncertain
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of sennit1

C17: of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

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As far as possible work was confined to the fore part of the ship, and beside the ordinary routine little was done but the plaiting of rope yarns into sennit鈥攁lways a kill-time.

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The next thing done was to secure the other end of the sennit to the upright oar; and the carcass of the shark was thus kept afloat near the surface of the water.

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Frap the first and riding turns together on each side with sennit.

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Even the largest houses have not a nail in them, but are fastened together with sennit, which is a line made from the root of a tree.

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Some were swinging on ropes of sennit, suspended from the branches of the trees, and a few were quietly sitting in the shade, making bouquets and wreaths of wild-flowers.

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