strap, strop, strope

[A. S. stropp, from Lat. struppus a strap; Dut. strop =a halter: Fr.étrope; Dan. stroppe; Sw. stropp; Ger. strippe, strüppe. struppe, strupp, stropp allied to Gr. strophos=a twisted band or cord, strephoto twist.] [STROP, STROPHE.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. A narrow band or strip of cloth, leather, or other material used to form a fastening; they are generally provided with a buckle, and are made in various forms; as, the strap of a shoe or boot, i , e ., a short strap connecting the two sides of each leg of a pair of trousers, by pa ing under the shoe or boot, the object being to keep the trousers well over the ankles. "These clothes are good enough to drink in, and so be these boots too; an' they be not, let them hang themselves in their own straps ."- Shakesp .: Twelfth Night , 1. 3. 2. A piece of leather prepared with fine emery or polishing-powder, to sharpen a razor or knife; a strop. II. Technically: 1. Botany: (1) The flat part of the corolla in a ligulate floret, specially in the florets of the ray in a composite plant. (2) The leaf without the sheath in some gra es. 2. Carp .: An iron plate placed acro the junction of two or more timbers, either branched out or straight, as may be found requisite, and each branch bolted or keyed with one or more bolts or keys, through each of the timbers, for the purpose of securing them together. 3. Harne : A leathern thong, provided with a buckle, by which separate parts of a set of harne are connected together. 4. Mach .: A band over the end of a rod to hold a connecting pin or wrist. 5. Mil .: A strip of worsted, silk, silver, or gold, worn on the shoulder that has no epaulet. [SHOUL DER-STRAP.] 6. Nautical : IMG:content-0394.png:[blocks in formation] 1. To fasten or bind with a strap. "With spatter'd boots, strapp'd waist, and frozen locks." Cowper: Task, iv. 6. 3880 2. To beat or chastise with a strap. 3. To sharpen with or on a strap or strop. 4. To hang. ( Scotch.)