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Bent folded or tied so as to make a loop as a looped wire or string...
infinite loop
a series of instructions in a computer program which when executed cause a cyclic repetition of the same instructions with no other action by the program for as long as the program continues to be executed or the loop is interrupted by some external action...
mousetrap
Any device that catches and usually kills mice They are of various designs the most common being a stiff loop of wire mounted on a small wooden platform base and attached to a strong spring which holds the loop firmly against the base To activate the trap the loop is pulled through a 180deg arc against the tension of the spring and held against the base by a delicate metal catch which can keep the loop from moving though in a state of high tension The metal catch is moved when a mouse tries to take a piece of bait attached to it releasing the loop which forcefully moves though an arc usually killing the mouse A larger version of the same device is used as a rat trap...
Parbuckle
A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical burden as a cask The middle of a long rope is made fast aloft and both parts are looped around the object which rests in the loops and rolls in them as the ends are hauled up or payed out...
Bearing rein
A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep the horses head up called in the United States a checkrein...
Bowknot
A knot in which a portion of the string is drawn through in the form of a loop or bow so as to be readily untied...
Brandenburg
A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat sometimes only a frog with a loop but in some military uniforms enlarged into a broad horizontal stripe...
Brooch
An ornament in various forms with a tongue pin or loop for attaching it to a garment now worn at the breast by women a breastpin Formerly worn by men on the hat...
Buttonhole
The hole or loop in which a button is caught...
Carronade
A kind of short cannon formerly in use designed to throw a large projectile with small velocity used for the purpose of breaking or smashing in rather than piercing the object aimed at as the side of a ship It has no trunnions but is supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on its under side...
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