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What does cordage mean?

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Noun
  1. (nautical) A set of ropes and cords, especially that used for a ship's rigging.
  2. (obsolete) An amount of wood measured in cords.
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Mrs. Osborne has dealt with the netting, textiles, and cordage, and the distribution of their techniques outside Baja California.
Hemp for cordage and sails was an early crop in the colonies, and one useful for more than warship construction.
He picked out some seeds and cordage, rope made by twisting plant fibers together.
At the time, there was great demand in Europe for good processed flax to make naval rope, cordage and sails.
It's nice to have a few yards of paracord in your pocket, but all kinds of vegetation can be pressed into service to make ropes and cordage.
Hanks of sisal fiber purchased in Elmina market, usually used for making ropes and cordage for ocean-going fishing canoes, were dyed and dried in Hippies' upstairs studios.

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