NOOSES

Noun

nooses

plural of noose

Anagrams

• osones

Source: Wiktionary


NOOSE

Noose, n. Etym: [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of nou knot, F. n, L. nodus. Cf. Node.]

Definition: A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.

Noose, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Noosed; p. pr. & vb. n. Noosing.]

Definition: To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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