becket vs ligature

becket

noun
  • 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. 

  • A spade for digging turf in the Fens. 

  • A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle 

  • A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops. 

  • An eye in the end of a rope. 

  • The clevis of a pulley block. 

  • A pocket in clothing. 

  • 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. 

ligature

noun
  • A cord or similar thing used to tie something; especially the thread used in surgery to close a vessel or duct. 

  • A piece used to hold a reed to the mouthpiece on woodwind instruments. 

  • The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness. 

  • A character that visually combines multiple letters, such as æ, œ, ß or ij; also logotype. Sometimes called a typographic ligature. 

  • A group of notes played as a phrase, or the curved line that indicates such a phrase. 

  • The act of tying or binding something. 

  • Impotence caused by magic or charms. 

  • A curve or line connecting notes; a slur. 

  • A thread or wire used to remove tumours, etc. 

verb
  • To ligate; to tie. 

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