corda

Definitions of corda
  1. noun
    a line made of twisted fibers or threads
    synonyms: cavo, cima, cordiglio, cordone, fune
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    ciniglia
    a soft tufted cord used in embroidery
    lenza
    a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached
    aghetto, cordoncino, laccio, lacciolo, legaccio, stringa
    a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)
    cordicella, cordoncino, filo, spago
    a lightweight cord
    cordicella, cordoncino, filo, spago
    a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed
    filo
    a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
    cordicella, cordoncino, filo, spago
    a cord (or string or ribbon or wire etc.) with which something is tied
    calza, lucignolo, stoppino
    a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame
    batuffolo, bioccolo, cotone, fiocco
    thread made of cotton fibers
    bavella
    a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
    scandaglio, sonda
    (nautical) plumb line for determining depth
    aghetto
    a lace used for fastening shoes
    punto, sutura, unitura
    thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together
    ordito, stame
    yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof
    trama
    the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving
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