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1. A strap running from a horse's back, over the head, to a bit, to prevent the horse from lowering its head beyond a fixed point. Used with harness ed horses. [ 12]: 20. 2. A riding aid where the rein is applied to the horse's neck on the side towards the turn. Opposite of a neck rein. [ 1]: 19.
Spartina is a genus of plants in the grass family, frequently found in coastal salt marshes. [3] Species in this genus are commonly known as cordgrass or cord-grass, [4] and are native to the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean in western and southern Europe, north-western and southern Africa, the Americas and the islands of the southern Atlantic Ocean; one or two species also occur on the western ...
A kautuka is a red-yellow coloured ritual protection thread, sometimes with knots, found on the Indian subcontinent. It is sometimes called a kalava, mauli, moui, raksasutra, [1] pratisara (in North India), kaapu, kayiru, charandu or rakshadhara (in South India). [2] [3] [4] A kautuka is a woven thread, cord or ribbon, states the Indologist Jan ...
Sporobolus alterniflorus, or synonymously known as Spartina alterniflora, the smooth cordgrass, [ 1] saltmarsh cordgrass, or salt-water cordgrass, is a perennial deciduous grass which is found in intertidal wetlands, especially estuarine salt marshes. It has been reclassified as Sporobolus alterniflorus after a taxonomic revision in 2014, [ 2 ...
Rope may be constructed of any long, stringy, fibrous material, but generally is constructed of certain natural or synthetic fibres. [1] [2] [3] Synthetic fibre ropes are significantly stronger than their natural fibre counterparts, they have a higher tensile strength, they are more resistant to rotting than ropes created from natural fibres, and they can be made to float on water. [4]
Sporobolus maritimus, or synonymously as Spartina maritima, the small cordgrass, is a species of cordgrass native to the coasts of western and southern Europe and western Africa, from the Netherlands west across southern England to southern Ireland, and south along the Atlantic coast to Morocco and also on the Mediterranean Sea coasts.
A popular variation is Maunjibandhana, derived from two words munja, a type of grass, and bandhana which means to tie or bind. [14] The munjha grass is tied around the waist. [14] This word was used by Manu. [15] Another variation is vratabandha(na) meaning "binding to an observance". [16] The word janeu is a condensed version of yagyopaveeta. [17]
Grosgrain is a plain weave corded [a] fabric, with heavier cords than poplin but lighter than faille, [2] [3] and is known for being a firm, close-woven, fine-corded fabric. [4] Grosgrain has a dull appearance, with little luster in comparison to many fabric weaves, such as satin, often used for ribbons; however, it is comparatively very strong ...