flemish

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

Ellipsis of Flemish coil (“a rope that has been arranged into a neat, flat spiral coil”).

Verb

Often followed by down: to arrange (a rope) into a neat, flat spiral coil.

Sinonieme

feather

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Vertalings

flamand

flamenco

fiammingo

das Flämische

flämisch

φλαμανδικός

فلمنكي

flamî

flemanî

Vlaams

vervlaamsen

flamand-e

flamenc

Flämisch

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈflɛmɪʃ/

Etimologie (Engels)

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.