ropework
English
noun
Definitions
- (nautical) The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the marlinspike
- A form of raised convex or painted decoration in the form of twisted rope applied to architecture, ceramics, metalwork and furniture
Etymology
Suffix from English rope.
Origin
English
rope
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- breastrope English
- catch-rope English
- crack-rope English
- footrope English
- goat-rope English
- handrope English
- headrope English
- hobblerope English
- manrope English
- mastrope English
- ridgerope English
- rope English
- rope dancer English
- rope-ripe English
- rope-worthy English
- ropeable English
- ropeband English
- ropedancing English
- ropefish English
- ropeless English
- ropelike English
- ropeloft English
- ropemaker English
- ropemaking English
- ropeman English
- ropemate English
- roper English
- ropery English
- ropesman English
- ropewalk English
- ropewalker English
- ropewalking English
- ropeway English
- ropeworker English
- ropish English
- stirrup English
- tightrope English
- toprope English
- towrope English
- unrope English
- wainrope English
- rope Middle English
- rópa Irish
- ròpa Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- rop Tok Pisin
- lope Chinook Jargon
- rope
- roper
- ropery
- unrope
- ropish
- ropeway
- manrope
- ropeman
- stirrup
- toprope
- towrope
- ropewalk
- mastrope
- ropeband
- ropeable
- ropeless
- headrope
- ropefish
- ropemate
- ropelike
- footrope
- handrope
- wainrope
- ropeloft
- ropesman
- ridgerope
- tightrope
- rope-ripe
- ropemaker
- goat-rope
- hobblerope
- ropewalker
- crack-rope
- breastrope
- catch-rope
- ropeworker
- ropemaking
- rope-worthy
- rope dancer
- ropedancing
- ropewalking