Визначення слова «woolding» мовою англійська

verb

1. present participle and gerund of woold

noun

1. (nautical) The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope, or rope-like material.

   • 1774 August, James Cook, A Voyage Towards the South pole and Around the World They[the people of Erromango] separate it [their hair] into small locks, which they woold or cue round with the rind of a slender plant, down to about an inch of the ends; and, as the hair grows, the woolding is continued.

2. (nautical) A rope used for binding masts and spars.