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Definitions of koord

noun
a line made of twisted fibers or threads

synonyms: streng

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borduurgaas, darmsnaar, grom, kattedarm, kattendarm, visgrom, vissersgaren
a strong cord made from the intestines of sheep and used in surgery

chenille
a soft tufted cord used in embroidery

hengelsnoer, snoer, vislijn, vissnoer
a length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached

kantwerk, rijgveter, veter
a cord that is drawn through eyelets or around hooks in order to draw together two edges (as of a shoe or garment)

dieplood, lood, meetlood, paslood, peillood, richtlood, schietlood, werplood, zinklood
a cord from which a metal weight is suspended pointing directly to the earth's center of gravity; used to determine the vertical from a given point

scheurkoord
a cord that is pulled to open a parachute from its pack during a descent

scheurkoord
a cord that is pulled to open the gasbag of a balloon wide enough to release gas and so causes the balloon to descend

bindgaren, bindtouw, klit, paktouw
a lightweight cord

snaar
a tightly stretched cord of wire or gut, which makes sound when plucked, struck, or bowed

draad, garen
a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving

catgut
closely twisted hard cord used for the lashes of whips

kaarsenpit, kaarsepit, kaarslemmet, katoen, katoentje, kous, kousje, lampekatoen, lampekousje, lampenkatoen, lampenkousje, lampenpit, lampepit
a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame

krijtlijn, smetlijn
a chalked string used in the building trades to make a straight line on a vertical surface

katoen
thread made of cotton fibers

borduurzij, borduurzijde, fleuret, floss, floszijde, tandzijde, vlos, vloszijde
a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth

borduurzij, borduurzijde, fleuret, vlos, vloszijde
a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery

dieplood, lood, peillood, werplood, zinklood
(nautical) plumb line for determining depth

bindgaren, bindtouw, pakgaren, paktouw
a strong three-ply twine used to sew or tie packages

poolweefsel
the yarn (as in a rug or velvet or corduroy) that stands up from the weave

schoenveter
a lace used for fastening shoes

hechtdraad, hechting
thread of catgut or silk or wire used by surgeons to stitch tissues together

brokaat, engelenhaar, glamour, klatergoud
a thread with glittering metal foil attached

breedtedraad, inslag, schietdraad
the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

kamgaren
a tightly twisted woolen yarn spun from long-staple wool

type of:
lijn
something (as a cord or rope) that is long and thin and flexible

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