rope stitch (ropstich)

In embroidery, a kind of work in which the separate stitches are laid diagonally side by side so as to produce the appearance of a rope or twist. rope-trick (rop'trik), n. 11. A trick that deserves the halter. Why, that's nothing; an he begin once, he'll rail in his IMG:content-2462.png:[blocks in formation] rope-winch (rop'winch), n. In rope - making, a set of three whirlers, actuated by a belt or band, each making the same number of turns per minute, for simultaneously twisting the three yarns which are to be laid up into a rope. By this arrangement the same twist is given to each of the three yarns, which can hardly be done by separate and independent twisting, and the uniformity of twisting secures a perfectly even rope. rope-work (rop'werk), n. Decorative work imitating the twisted or spiral form of cordage. rope-yarn (rop'yärn), п. A yarn composed of many fibers, as of hemp, loosely twisted, several of which twisted together make a strand. The owners of a ve el buy up incredible quantities of old junk, which the sailors unlay, and, after drawing out the yarns, knot them together, and roll them up in balls. These rope - yarns are constantly used for various purposes. R. H. Dana , Jr. , Before the Mast, p. 16. ropily (ro'pi-li), adv. [