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Manila rope — A rope made from Manila hemp, a fibrous 
material which is obtained from the leaves of plants 
which grow in the Philippine Islands. 
Rope — A cord of considerable thickness, technically over 
one inch in circumference. Ropes are made of hemp, 
manila, flax, cotton or other vegetable fiber or of 
iron, steel or other metallic wire. A rope is some- 
times called a line. They are composed of threads 
which are spun or twisted into strands and the fin- 
ished ropes have special names, according to the 
number of the strands, and the various sizes are 
indicated by the circumference in inches. 
Standing part — The long portion of a rope not used when 
tying a knot. 
String — A slender cord, a thick thread. 
Twine — A double thread ; a thread made of two strands 
twisted. 
