Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small piece of two-or three-yarn spun-yarn or marline, used to confine the head of a sail to the yard or gaff. Also
roband. Dana .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) A small piece of spun yarn or marline, used to fasten the head of the sail to the spar.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun nautical A small piece of
spun yarn ormarline , used to fasten the head of thesail to thespar .
Etymologies
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rope + band
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