Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ropework

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables
rope-work
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the marlinspike.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A form of raised convex or painted decoration in the form of twisted rope applied to architecture, ceramics, metalwork and furniture.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From rope + -work.

Usage

Inflected Forms

ropeworks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

ropeworker ropeworking

Questions

What does ropework mean?
The making, repairing, knotting, splicing and storing of rope, and the manufacture of devices from rope, mostly by use of the marlinspike.
Where does ropework come from?
From rope + -work.

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