hempen

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute

Etymology

From Middle English hempen, hempyn, from Old English *hænepen (“made of hemp, hempen”), from Proto-West Germanic *hanapīn (“hempen, made of hemp”), equivalent to hemp + -en. Cognate with West Frisian himpen (“hempen”), Dutch hennepen (“hempen”), German Low German hempen (“hempen”), German hanfen, hänfen (“hempen”). More at hemp.

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Synonyms

fibrous

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