Twine
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Twine is a light string or strong thread composed of two or more smaller strands or yarns twisted together. More generally, the term can be applied to any thin cord.
Natural fibres used for making twine include cotton, sisal, jute, hemp, henequen, and coir. A variety of synthetic fibres may also be used.
[edit] Applications
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- Bales
- Clothes line
- Crafts
- Drawstring
- Gloves made out of wrapped twine in Muay Thai
- Jewelry
- Wrapping around one's finger as a memento
- Knots
- Mail/parcels/packages
- Net
- Noose
- Pet toy
- Pullstring
- Rope
- Whipped rope, the end of a rope
- String figure and games
- Tethering a boat, kite, etc.
- Trap
- Tripwire
- Tying up a plant in gardening
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