flemish

== English == === Etymology === The noun is an ellipsis of Flemish coil, so called because the technique of coiling rope in this manner began with sailors from Flanders. The verb is from Flemish (“of or relating to Flanders”, adjective), from Flemish coil. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA(key): /ˈflɛmɪʃ/ Homophones: Flemish, phlegmish Rhymes: -ɛmɪʃ Hyphenation: flem‧ish === Noun === flemish (plural flemishes) (nautical) Ellipsis of Flemish coil (“a rope that has been arranged into a neat, flat spiral coil”). ==== Translations ==== === Verb === flemish (third-person singular simple present flemishes, present participle flemishing, simple past and past participle flemished) (transitive, nautical) Often followed by down: to arrange (a rope) into a neat, flat spiral coil. ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === Category:Flemish coils on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons === Anagrams === Himself, himself, mehfils