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пе́тля — meaning in English

petlya

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English meaning

  • buttonhole noun A small slit in a garment through which a button is fastened.
  • frog noun A small tailless amphibian with long hind legs built for jumping and swimming.
  • hinge noun A jointed device that lets a door, lid, or gate swing open and closed.
  • loop noun A shape made by a line or path that curves back to cross or meet itself.
  • mesh noun Material made of crossed strands with regular small gaps between them, like a net or screen.
  • noose noun A loop of rope that tightens when pulled, most often associated with hangings or with the end of a lasso.
  • stitch noun A single loop of thread made by a needle in sewing, knitting, or in closing a wound.

Senses

пе́тля is used for these senses in English:

  • bight A curve in a rope.
  • buttonhole (chiefly, British) A flower worn in a buttonhole for decoration.
  • frog An ornate fastener for clothing consisting of an oblong button, toggle, or knot, that fits through a loop.
  • hinge A jointed or flexible device that allows the pivoting of a door etc.
  • mesh A measure of fineness (particle size) of ground material. A powder that passes through a sieve having 300 openings per linear inch but does not pass 400 openings per linear inch is said to be -300 +400 mesh.
  • noose An adjustable loop of rope, such as the one placed around the neck in hangings, or the one at the end of a lasso.
  • stitch A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of the thread thus made.

buttonhole — full definition

  1. noun A small slit in a garment through which a button is fastened.
  2. noun A flower worn pinned to a lapel for decoration.
  3. verb To stop someone and keep them talking, often against their will.

frog — full definition

  1. noun A small tailless amphibian with long hind legs built for jumping and swimming.
  2. noun The part of a violin or similar bow that the player grips, holding the horsehair in place.
  3. noun Informal and often considered offensive: a French person.
  4. verb Informal: to undo the stitches of a knitted item in order to fix a mistake or reuse the yarn.

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