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whipcord
CIDE DICTIONARY
whipcord, n.
A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for making whiplashes. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
whipcord, n.
1 a tightly twisted cord such as is used for making whiplashes.
2 a close-woven worsted fabric.
1 a tightly twisted cord such as is used for making whiplashes.
2 a close-woven worsted fabric.
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whipcord
Filament
N filament, line, fiber, fibril, funicle, vein, hair, capillament, cilium, cilia, pilus, pili, tendril, gossamer, hair stroke, veinlet, venula, venule, wire, string, thread, packthread, cotton, sewing silk, twine, twist, whipcord, tape, ribbon, cord, rope, yarn, hemp, oakum, jute, strip, shred, slip, spill, list, band, fillet, fascia, ribbon, riband, roll, lath, splinter, shiver, shaving, beard, ramification, strand, filamentous, filamentiferous, filaceous, filiform, fibrous, fibrillous, thread-like, wiry, stringy, ropy, capillary, capilliform, funicular, wire-drawn, anguilliform, flagelliform, hairy, taeniate, taeniform, taenioid, venose, venous.For further exploring for "whipcord" in Webster Dictionary Online