CORDAGE

Source: 566, 567

cordage. Cordage, n. a parcel of ropes, the ropes of a ship

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Cord″age (kôrd″ā̍j), n. [[F. cordage. See Cord.]] Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist of ropes.