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lasket Naut. (ˈlɑːskɪt, ˈlæs-) [Perh. an alteration, after gasket, of F. lacet (see latchet) which is used in the same sense.] One of the loops or rings of cord by which a bonnet is attached to the foot of a sail.1704 J. Harris Lex. Techn., Laskets or Latches, are small Lines like Loops, fastned by ...
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latching
latching, vbl. n. (ˈlætʃɪŋ) [f. latch v.1 + -ing1.] † 1. The action of the vb. latch. Obs.1362 Langl. P. Pl. A. i. 101 And leuen for no loue ne lacching of ȝiftus. a 1400–50 Alexander 1835 For þe lachynge of your Lorde sall noght a lede weynde. 2. Naut. = lasket. Also latchings keys.1794 Rigging & S...
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latchet
latchet (ˈlætʃɪt) Forms: 4–6 lachet, 4–5 lacchet, 5 lachett, 6 latchett, 6– latchet. [ad. OF. lachet, dial. var. of lacet, dim. of laz, las, lace n.] † 1. A loop; a narrow strip of anything, a thong. Obs. exc. as in c.c 1350 Ipomadon 4458 (Kölbing) He gaff hym suche a spetuous falle, In sunder brast...
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latche
▪ I. latch, n.1 (lætʃ) Forms: 4–5 lach, lacch(e, 5–6 (7) lache, 5–6 latche, 6– latch. [The equivalence of sense 1 with lace n. suggests that the word (in that sense at least) may be a. OF. lache lace, a vbl. noun f. lachier (= Central OF. lacier):—popular L. *laciāre, f. *lacium lace n. Sense 2 is p...
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