whipcord

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   a thin, strong, tightly twisted cord, originally used for the lash of a whip

   The tendons stood out like whipcord along his neck.

2. 2
   noun

   a strong fabric woven from hard-twisted yarn with fine diagonal ribs

   The tailor chose durable whipcord for the riding trousers.

A compound of whip and cord, named for the tough twisted cord used to make whiplashes. The fabric later took the same name because its hard-twisted yarn produces narrow cordlike diagonal ribs.

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