hempen

[ hem-puhn ]

adjective

1. of, like, or pertaining to hemp.
2. made of hemp.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hempen¹

First recorded in 1325–75, hempen is from the Middle English word hempyn. See hemp, -en ²

Example Sentences

Fire in the hole booty hempen halter tackle chantey swab furl.

From Seattle Times

They brought forth the King-Beyond-the-Wall with his hands bound by hempen rope and a noose around his neck.

From Literature

Flowers weren’t available at sea and so the koumbaros, a guy named Pelos serving as best man, switched the king’s hempen crown to the queen’s head, the queen’s to the king’s, and back again.

From Literature

When she rode close, she saw dead men hanging from the battlements, slumped at the ends of long ropes with hempen nooses tight around their necks, their faces swollen and black.

From Literature

Our best bower anchor, with its great twenty-inch hempen cable, was carried out towards the centre of the harbour, the tail of the cable remaining on board.

From Project Gutenberg