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4 Fastening Loop

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noun

• any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species

• a person of French descent

• a decorative loop of braid or cord

verb

• hunt frogs for food

30%6 Sailor's fastening loop
noun

• (nautical) a short line with an eye at one end and a knot at the other; used to secure loose items on a ship

• (Roman Catholic Church) archbishop of Canterbury from 1162 to 1170; murdered following his opposition to Henry II's attempts to control the clergy (1118-1170)

30%10 Small embroidered loop used for button fastening
noun

• a hole through which buttons are pushed

verb

• detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

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