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

It is true that Saint Francis was ceint by a hempen girdle, and, moreover, was clad in a habit of gris.

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He swung a huge hempen sack over one shoulder and trailed a heavy staff.

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The peasant took the front seat, untied his hempen reins, and gave the horses a cut with the whip.

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There was a hempen string, and on this, next his hand, he had tied a bit of ribbon and an ordinary iron key.

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From "canabis," the Latin name for hemp or flax, we have the word "canvas" to mean any texture woven of hempen thread.

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