hempen
pronunciation
How to pronounce hempen in British English:
UK ['hempən]
How to pronounce hempen in American English:
US ['hempən]
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- Adjective:
- having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute
Word Origin
- hempen (adj.)
- "made of hemp," late 14c., from hemp + -en (2). In many figurative expressions 15c.-19c. it is in reference to the hangman's noose.
Example
- 1. The net destined to support the car was made of very solid hempen cord .
- 2. Masidun is a utensil used when twisting hempen threads in old times .
- 3. With the elimination of twiddling hempen threads by hand , masidun is disappearing gradually because of aging and being destroyed .