hank

n.

1. A coil or loop.
2. Nautical. A ring on a stay attached to the head of a jib or staysail.
3. A looped bundle, as of yarn.

[Middle English, from Old Norse hönk.]

IN BRIEF: n. - A coil of rope or wool or yarn.

Tutor's tip: With a "hank" (a small piece of thread or hair), you can "hang" (support from above) this ornament on the wreath.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a coil of rope or wool or yarn

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - dukke, streng, løjert, hank, haspe

Nederlands (Dutch)
Engelse lengtemaat van stoffen, garens, streng, leuver (scheepvaart)

Français (French)
n. - écheveau, peignée, cordage
v. tr. - (Naut) attacher une voile avec des cordages

Deutsch (German)
n. - Strang
v. - mit Legeln festmachen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κούκλα νήματος, μασούρι
v. - συνδέω ιστίο σε στάντζο με κλειδί

Italiano (Italian)
matassa

Português (Portuguese)
n. - novelo (m)
v. - enovelar, enrolar

Русский (Russian)
моток, сматывать

Español (Spanish)
n. - madeja, (mar) garrucho, (mar) aro de madera
v. tr. - (mar) atar las velas con garruchos

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ögla, bukt, härva (garn), stagring (sjö)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
一束, 一仔, 一卷

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 一束, 一仔, 一卷

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 실의 한 타래, 다발, 범환

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 一かせ, 束
v. - 帆環を用いて留める

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) لفيفه, كبه, شله, حلقه حديديه أو خشبيه يعلق بها الشراع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פקעת צמר, פקעת חוטים, סליל, מידה למדידת בדים‬

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