a rope used to secure or raise and lower something such as the shrouds and sails of a sailing ship or a flag on a flagpole 收紧索,绞收索,张紧索 ■a cord passed round the neck, shoulder, or wrist for holding a knife, whistle, or similar object 挂带,系带
语源
late Middle English lanyer, in the general sense 'a short length of rope or line for securing something', from Old French laniere. The change in the ending in the 17th cent. was due to association with yard