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Catenary :: Catenary (n.) The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of suspension, not in the same vertical line..

Torulaform :: Torulaform (a.) Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a little chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci..

Chausses :: Chausses (n. pl.) The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the waist, worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages; applied also to the armor for the same parts, when fixible, as of chain mail..

Bobstay :: Bobstay (n.) A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.

Apennine :: Apennine (a.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of mountains extending through Italy..

Soam :: Soam (n.) A chain by which a leading horse draws a plow.

Stock :: Stock (n.) In tectology, an aggregate or colony of persons (see Person), as trees, chains of salpae, etc..

Fasten :: Fasten (a.) To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot, lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to fasten a door or window..

Keckling :: Keckling (n.) Old rope or iron chains wound around a cable. See Keckle, v. t..

Chain Stitch :: Chain stitch () An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; -- used in crocheting, sewing, and embroidery..

Messenger :: Messenger (n.) A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain; -- formerly used for heaving in the cable..

Fleet :: Fleet (v. t.) To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain..

Bier :: Bier (n.) A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of woolen cloth.

Gorget :: Gorget (n.) A piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate, defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th century..

Elevator :: Elevator (n.) A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain to an upper loft for storage..

Versant :: Versant (n.) The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general slope of a country; aspect..

Brequet Chain :: Brequet chain () A watch-guard.

Hogchain :: Hogchain (n.) A chain or tie rod, in a boat or barge, to prevent the vessel from hogging..

Chain :: Chain (v. t.) To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor..

Tye :: Tye (n.) A chain or rope, one end of which passes through the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the yard is hoisted or lowered..

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