laniard

American

[lan-yerd] / ˈlæn yərd /

noun

a variant of lanyard.

laniard British

/ ˈlænjəd /

noun

a variant spelling of lanyard

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This bunch of wild flowers, though, and the contents of this bureau mark the woman; but I'm blessed if there isn't a boatswain's call, laniard and all!

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Gilliatt had to his hand among his reserve of rigging for the sloop a pretty large tarpaulin, furnished with long laniards at the four corners.

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Also, a rope wherewith rigging was set taut with wall-knots, one end being fast to the shroud, and the other brought to the laniard.

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We hauled off the laniard of the whipstaff, and helped the man at the helm.

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We hauled off upon the laniard of the whip-staff, and helped the man at the helm.

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