sailor knot
Mariner's rope tie
A sailor knot is any of the knots traditionally used in seamanship—bowlines, hitches, reef knots, and dozens of others developed for securing lines aboard ships.
The term sometimes refers specifically to decorative knotwork like the carrick bend or monkey's fist, used in jewelry and crafts: She wore a sailor knot bracelet.
- ropeThick twisted fibers
- bowlineNon-slip loop knot
- clove hitchKnot around cylindrical objects
- half hitchSingle-loop temporary knot
- hitchTemporary difficulty or snag
splice · rigging · maritime · old salt · braid · loop · halyard · deck · anchor · cleat · tying · macramé · reef · lanyard · hemp · twine · cordage · marlinspike
- nautical decorship wheel, ship model, ship models, nautical flag, ship bell
- decorative knotsmonkey's fist, monkey fist