becket

== English == === Etymology === Compare Dutch bek (“beak”) beak, and English beak. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɛkɪt/ Rhymes: -ɛkɪt Homophone: Beckett === Noun === becket (plural beckets) (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle (nautical) A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place. (sewing) A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it. (nautical) The clevis of a pulley block. An eye in the end of a rope. (nautical, slang) A pocket in clothing. A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops. (England, dialect, historical) A spade for digging turf in the Fens. (obsolete) chough (the bird) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References ===