hempen
Americanadjective
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of, like, or pertaining to hemp.
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made of hemp.
Etymology
Origin of hempen
First recorded in 1325–75, hempen is from the Middle English word hempyn. See hemp, -en 2
Vocabulary lists containing hempen
Example Sentences
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Devise no salt, no hempen thing For the dear instrument to bear.
From Slate • Nov. 17, 2016
Two men were below them picking fallen boards out of the stout hempen safety net that stretched the whole length of the span.
From Time Magazine Archive
Guards push a pile of hempen fiber through the kormushka.
From Time Magazine Archive
There were even sales tickets on the coiled hempen ropes down which no one had ever had to make a fire escape.
From Time Magazine Archive
He had fashioned the wooden hilt himself, and wound hempen twine around it to make a grip.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
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