Hempen
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Made of hemp dated, not-comparable
"In fowle reproch of knighthoodes fayre degree, / About his neck an hempen rope he weares, / That with his gliſtring armes does ill agree;"
- 2 Related to hempen ropes, i.e., to hanging as capital punishment. not-comparable
"[…] but rid himself also of the companionship of this ruffianly Sir Crispin, to whom no doubt a hempen justice would be meted."
- 1 having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute wordnet
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More examples"We breach the walls, and ope the town inside. / All set to work, and to the feet below / fix wheels, and hempen ropes around the neck they throw. / Mounting the walls, the monster moves along, / teeming with arms. Boys, maidens joy around / to touch the ropes, and raise the festive song."
Etymology
From Middle English hempen, hempyn, from Old English *hænepen (“made of hemp, hempen”), equivalent to hemp + -en. Cognate with Dutch hennepen (“hempen”), German hanfen (“hempen”). More at hemp.
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