shroud-laid

[ shroud-leyd ]

adjective

, Cordage.

1. noting a fiber rope of four strands laid right-handed with or without a heart.

shroud-laid

adjective

1. (of a rope) made with four strands twisted to the right, usually around a core

Word History and Origins

Origin of shroud-laid¹

First recorded in 1790–1800

Example Sentences

Thus the patent shroud-laid rope, made from clean Petersburgh hemp, was found to break at a strain between 63⁄4 and 71⁄4 cwt. per inch of girth in inches squared.

From Project Gutenberg

Breechings for all guns are to be made of the best hemp, of three-stranded rope, shroud-laid, and soft; and for smooth-bore guns not to measure less than seven and a half nor more than eight inches in the coil, excepting those for IX-inch guns, which are to measure nine and a half inches, and for XI-inch ten and a half inches.

From Project Gutenberg