becket

• annulet
• band
• belt
• cincture
• circle
• coil
• collar
• curl
• eye
• furl
• girdle
• hank
• hoop
• loop
• ring
• round
• spiral
• spire
• twirl
• whorl
• wreath

• loose end
• open loop
• slack line
• unfastened hook
• untied rope

• noun
  1. A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle.
  2. A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
  3. A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it.
  4. The clevis of a pulley block.
  5. An eye in the end of a rope.
  6. A pocket in clothing.
  7. A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
  8. A spade for digging turf.

• The sailor tied the rope to the becket securely.
• She fastened the sail to the becket before the storm.
• The climber checked the becket to ensure it could hold his weight.
• A metal becket is often used to attach ropes on a boat.
• He looped the cord through the becket and pulled it tight.

band

hank

round

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