Hypertext Webster Gateway: "cordage"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Cordage \Cord"age\ (k?rd"?j), n. [F. cordage. See {Cord}.]
Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or
cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist
of ropes.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
cordage
n 1: the amount of wood in an area as measured in cords
2: the ropes in the rigging of a ship
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