Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Of, relating to, or resembling hemp.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Made of hemp; pertaining to hemp, or (by allusion) to a rope.
  • Resembling hemp; fibrous.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Made of hemp.
  • adjective Like hemp.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adjective Made of hemp.
  • adjective Related to hempen ropes, i.e., to hanging as capital punishment.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute

Etymologies

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From Middle English hempen, hempyn, from Old English *hænepen ("made of hemp, hempen"), equivalent to hemp +‎ -en. Cognate with Dutch hennepen ("hempen"), German hänfen ("hempen"). More at hemp.

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  • My tools are but common ones,

    Simple shepherds all—

    My tools are no sight to see:

    A little hempen string, and a post whereon to swing,

    Are implements enough for me!

    - Thomas Hardy, 'The Stranger’s Song'.

    September 18, 2009