(n.) Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.
Example Sentences:
(1) An increase was found during endocarditis in the number of patients with holosystolic murmurs (30.7% cases) versus those with click-telesystolic murmur, the appearance in 41.15% of the cases of valvular vegetations at the Echo examination, and in 15.38% cases of ruptures of cordages.
(2) In the ill female workers of that cordage factory, the microclimate, the needle shaped hemp dust, greasy skin, bad working conditions and had hygiene played an important part.
(3) As a rule, an oil acne occurs rather seldom in the cordage industry.
Pita
Definition:
(n.) A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other related species, -- used for making cordage and paper. Called also pita fiber, and pita thread.
(n.) The plant which yields the fiber.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Palestinian Authority is very encouraging, Pita says, but it cannot afford to offer the industry desperately needed financial support.
(2) Photograph: Tristram Kenton In one of the early rehearsals I sit and watch as these two veterans are taught to tango for a piece by Pita.
(3) Baby spinach salad with Medjool dates and almonds Recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi Serves 4 1 tbsp white wine vinegar ½ medium red onion, thinly sliced 100g pitted Medjool dates, quartered lengthways 30g unsalted butter 2 tbsp Zaytoun olive oil 2 small pitas, about 100g, roughly torn into 4cm pieces 75g whole unsalted almonds, roughly chopped 2 tsp sumac ½ tsp chilli flakes 150g baby spinach leaves, washed 2 tbsp lemon juice salt Put the vinegar, onion and dates in a small bowl.
(4) The Palestinian IT Association (Pita) estimates that at least half of these graduates are unemployed.
(5) Twelve NIDDM subjects were given a meal tolerance test (MTT) with or without CSDF before and after daily supplementation of CSDF (16.5 g) in pita twice a day for a month.
(6) The Little Match Girl Arthur Pita niftily sidesteps the usual Christmas source material and choreographs one of the less well known of Hans Christian Andersen’s tales.
(7) Well, I really didn’t go into it, thinking: ‘Yes, this is it, I am going to cover myself in crap and roll on the floor and I’m going to win an Olivier,’ he says of Arthur Pita’s version of Kafka’s The Metamorphosis .
(8) In a test case against Debenhams, who codenamed their scheme Project Pita, standing for "pain in the arse", the court of appeal ruled against the scheme, concluding that "there was no other economic justification ... other than that of creating a tax advantage".
(9) Add the pita and almonds and cook them on a medium heat for 4–6 minutes, stirring all the time, until the pita is crunchy and golden brown.
(10) They revealed a profound change in dietary habits since their arrival in Israel, with consumption of large amounts of refined carbohydrate in place of spicy stews and injura (Ethiopian pita) that had constituted dietary staples in better times in Ethiopia.
(11) The known prevalence, in the area of Pita is 1.23%.
(12) When you are ready to serve, toss the spinach leaves with the pita mix in a large mixing bowl.
(13) But I understand how frightening those ideas are to others whose worldviews have been warped and terrified by Guy Fieri's "Mondo Pita-Partied Hemorhhagic Meated Wads with Volcano Adobo Mayo and You-Don't-Know-Chedder-Jack™ Agglutinate".