weaver knot

weaver knot
a form of non-sliding knot used in most netting

Dictionary of ichthyology. 2009.

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  • Knot density — is a traditional measure for quality of handmade carpets. It refers, quite simply, to the number of knots per unit of surface area typically either per square inch or per square centimeter.For two carpets of the same age and similar design, the… …   Wikipedia

  • weaver's hitch — or weaver s knot n. SHEET BEND * * * …   Universalium

  • weaver's hitch — or weaver s knot n. SHEET BEND …   English World dictionary

  • weaver'sknot — weaver s knot n. See sheet bend. * * * …   Universalium

  • weaver's hitch — noun a hitch used for temporarily tying a rope to the middle of another rope (or to an eye) • Syn: ↑sheet bend, ↑becket bend, ↑weaver s knot • Hypernyms: ↑hitch * * * noun see weaver s knot * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • knot — knot1 knotless, adj. knotlike, adj. /not/, n., v., knotted, knotting. n. 1. an interlacing, twining, looping, etc., of a cord, rope, or the like, drawn tight into a knob or lump, for fastening, binding, or connecting two cords together or a cord… …   Universalium

  • knot — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. snarl, tangle; puzzle, problem; cluster, group; lump, node. v. tangle, snarl; tie, bind, fasten. See difficulty, crossing, density, connection, assemblage. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An arrangement of… …   English dictionary for students

  • weaver — n. 1 a person whose occupation is weaving. 2 (in full weaver bird) any tropical bird of the family Ploceidae, building elaborately woven nests. Phrases and idioms: weaver s knot a sheet bend (see SHEET(2)) used in weaving …   Useful english dictionary

  • weaver's knot — noun Date: 1532 sheet bend called also weaver s hitch …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • weaver's hitch — noun see weaver s knot …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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