grass linen.

Brit.

/ˈɡrɑːs lʌɪn/,

/ˈɡras lʌɪn/, U.S.

/ˈɡræs ˌlaɪn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grass n.¹, line n.²

Etymology: < grass n.¹ + line n.²

1. Chiefly Nautical. A light rope made of coir or other plant material, such as sisal or hemp; = grass rope n. at grass n.¹ Compounds 5. Also as a mass noun: rope of this type.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope collective or as material > specific types of rope

ratline1358

marline1417

sinnet1611

caburn1626

knittle1627

housing1642

lashing1669

houseline1712

fox1769

sennit1769

hamber-line1793

seizing1804

grass line1828

stropping1850

lanyard1862

small stuff1867

1828 Boston Courier 2 June (advt.) A large assortment of Hardware, Cutlery, etc. consisting of..India grass lines[etc.].

1832 Mobile (Alabama) Commerc. Reg. 23 June (advt.) French & German goods... Dolls, toys, jewsharps, grass lines, mats, crayons [etc.].

1886 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 30 484 One method of defending vessels at anchor against night torpedo attacks would be to have an arrangement of floating grass lines.

1927 Blackwood's Mag. May 674/1 She was made fast to a grass-line astern of the Malplaquet.

1941 J. Masefield Nine Days Wonder 25 Various devices were tried for heaving off strings of boats together on messengers of grass-line.

2004 B. Richards Secret Flotillas I. xvi. 202 A spare anchor was made up with a slightly used grass line.

2. Originally and chiefly New Zealand. On a mountain: the line or altitude above which no grass grows. Cf. tree-line n. at tree n. Compounds 2c.

ΚΠ

1892 C. E. Douglas Let. 8 June in J. Pascoe Mr. Explorer Douglas (1957) 176 It is very common all along the ranges close to the grass line.

1958 Tararua 48 Silver-beech extended some hundreds of feet up the mountainside, then mountain beech came in again to the grassline.

2004 P. Watkins Fellowship of Ghosts x. 170 The boulders on the slope above the grass line are the size of small cars.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	grass line
释义	grass linen. Brit. /ˈɡrɑːs lʌɪn/, /ˈɡras lʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈɡræs ˌlaɪn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: grass n.¹, line n.² Etymology: < grass n.¹ + line n.² 1. Chiefly Nautical. A light rope made of coir or other plant material, such as sisal or hemp; = grass rope n. at grass n.¹ Compounds 5. Also as a mass noun: rope of this type. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > ropes or chains other than rigging or cable > [noun] > rope collective or as material > specific types of rope ratline1358 marline1417 sinnet1611 caburn1626 knittle1627 housing1642 lashing1669 houseline1712 fox1769 sennit1769 hamber-line1793 seizing1804 grass line1828 stropping1850 lanyard1862 small stuff1867 1828 Boston Courier 2 June (advt.) A large assortment of Hardware, Cutlery, etc. consisting of..India grass lines[etc.]. 1832 Mobile (Alabama) Commerc. Reg. 23 June (advt.) French & German goods... Dolls, toys, jewsharps, grass lines, mats, crayons [etc.]. 1886 Jrnl. Royal United Service Inst. 30 484 One method of defending vessels at anchor against night torpedo attacks would be to have an arrangement of floating grass lines. 1927 Blackwood's Mag. May 674/1 She was made fast to a grass-line astern of the Malplaquet. 1941 J. Masefield Nine Days Wonder 25 Various devices were tried for heaving off strings of boats together on messengers of grass-line. 2004 B. Richards Secret Flotillas I. xvi. 202 A spare anchor was made up with a slightly used grass line. 2. Originally and chiefly New Zealand. On a mountain: the line or altitude above which no grass grows. Cf. tree-line n. at tree n. Compounds 2c. ΚΠ 1892 C. E. Douglas Let. 8 June in J. Pascoe Mr. Explorer Douglas (1957) 176 It is very common all along the ranges close to the grass line. 1958 Tararua 48 Silver-beech extended some hundreds of feet up the mountainside, then mountain beech came in again to the grassline. 2004 P. Watkins Fellowship of Ghosts x. 170 The boulders on the slope above the grass line are the size of small cars. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828
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