buoy-ropen.
/ˈb(w)ɔɪrəʊp/ The rope by which the buoy is fastened to the anchor. †Also transferred (quot. 1546 used for a woman's pig-tail).
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautification of the person > beautification of the hair > styles of hair > [noun] > tresses or plaits
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buoy-rope1546
trammels1589
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French twist1850
Grecian plait1851
French plait1871
horse's tail1873
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French braid1937
cane row1939
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French pleat1964
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > anchoring equipment > [noun] > rope fastening buoy to anchor
buoy-rope1546
1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. vii. sig. Iiiv Except her mayde shewe a fayre payre of heles, She haleth hir by the booy rope, tyll her brayns ake.
1630 J. Taylor Wks. iii. 65 a/2 Cleere, cleere the boighrope, steddy, well steered.
1723 J. Taylor Wks. No. 6129/3 Twelve Fathom of a Buoy Rope of six Inches and an half.
1860 H. Stuart Novice's or Young Seaman's Catech. (rev. ed.) 56 If the cable should be slipped or parted, the buoy-rope is used for weighing.
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