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Knot
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A knot is an intentional complication in cordage which may be practical or decorative, or both. Practical knots are classified by function, including hitches, bends, loop knots, and splices: a hitch f
Knot board [es] on Elbe 1 (ship, 1965)
Knot board [es] on Elbe 1 (ship, 1965)
An example of a quipu from the Inca Empire, currently in the Larco Museum Collection.
An example of a quipu from the Inca Empire, currently in the Larco Museum Collection.
Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, by Jean-Simon Berthélemy (1743–1812)
Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, by Jean-Simon Berthélemy (1743–1812)
Gordian Knot statue (1990)
Gordian Knot statue (1990)
Bight (knot)
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In knot tying, a bight is a curved section or slack part between the two ends of a rope, string, or yarn. A knot that can be tied using only the bight of a rope, without access to the ends, is describ
An open loop of rope. Sources differ on whether this is a bight.
An open loop of rope. Sources differ on whether this is a bight.
The blue rope (right) is half-hitched through and around a bight of the red rope (left) in this sheet bend.
The blue rope (right) is half-hitched through and around a bight of the red rope (left) in this sheet bend.
The final tuck of this slipped buntline hitch is made with a bight rather than the end, making it easier to release after tightening.
The final tuck of this slipped buntline hitch is made with a bight rather than the end, making it easier to release after tightening.
In the tying of a marlinespike hitch, a bight of the standing part is snagged through the loop.
In the tying of a marlinespike hitch, a bight of the standing part is snagged through the loop.