ligature
Thread tying vessels
A ligature is something that binds or ties.
In medicine, it's a thread used to tie off blood vessels during surgery.
In typography, it's two or more letters joined into a single character: the ampersand (&) began as a ligature of the letters e and t.
In music, a ligature holds the reed to a clarinet or saxophone mouthpiece.
The verb ligate means to tie off with a surgical thread.
Medical wound closure
- stitchingJoining with needle, thread
- surgicalRelating to operations
- threadFiber for stitching
- catgutDried intestinal cord
silk · needle · tie · clamp · hemostat · closure · wound · incision
Equal score, or neckwear
- knotTied rope fastening
- cordFlexible twisted strand
- twineStranded cord for tying
- ropeThick twisted fibers
thread · fastening · secure · bond · splice · lashing · cinch · hitch
Insulting group label
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- notationSystem of written symbols
- phrasingManner of expressing something
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
bowing · articulation · score · connected · grouping · beam · arc · smoothness
Visual form of character
- typefaceLettering style design
- fontCharacter style set
- kerningLetter-pair spacing adjustment
- ffVery loud notation
swash · cursive · script · serif · typesetting · character · letterform · calligraphy
Involuntary subjugation to another
- bindingLegally or morally required
- strangulationDeath by neck compression
- garroteStrangling implement
- asphyxiationDeath from oxygen loss
forensic · constriction · strangling · throttling · cord · wire · rope · murder
suture
Medical wound closure
catgut · silk · needle · tie · clamp · hemostat · closure · wound · incision · anastomosis
tie
Equal score, or neckwear
rope · thread · fastening · secure · bond · splice · lashing · cinch · hitch · tether
slur
Insulting group label
legato · bowing · articulation · score · connected · grouping · beam · arc · smoothness · binding
glyph
Visual form of character
ff · swash · cursive · script · serif · typesetting · character · letterform · calligraphy · logotype
bondage
Involuntary subjugation to another
- bindingLegally or morally required
- strangulationDeath by neck compression
- garroteStrangling implement
asphyxiation · forensic · constriction · strangling · throttling · cord · wire · rope · murder · homicide
- Arabic calligraphykufi, calligrapher, reed pen, bismillah, letterforms
- lettersa, d, e, h, q
- graphic designlogo, font, typography, layout, color
- forensicsDNA, DNA analysis, fingerprints, forensics, criminalistics
- Orthodonticsbraces, retainers, aligners, brackets, archwire
- surgerysurgery, surgeon, surgeons, operation, incision
ligatureseparation
State of being apart
untying · unfastening · disconnection · detachment · unbinding
ligatureliberation
Release from constraint
freedom · release · emancipation · unfettering · loosening