lucet

Meanings

1. 1nouncountablespecialist

   A small two-pronged tool, often of wood or bone, used to braid yarn or thread into a strong round cord.

   Grammar: Takes an article: a lucet; the plural is lucets.

   Patterns

   • make cord with a lucet
   • use a lucet

   She used a lucet to braid a sturdy cord for the drawstring bag.

   An antique lucet carved from bone was displayed in the museum.

   Beginners often find the lucet easier than knitting a cord on needles.

2. 2noununcountablerare

   The cord or braid itself made with such a tool, also called lucet cord.

   Grammar: Often appears as lucet cord, but lucet alone is also used.

   Patterns

   • lucet cord
   • a length of lucet

   The shoelaces were made of lucet in blue wool.

   She finished the costume with a belt of woven lucet.

   Lucet is strong and slightly stretchy, so it suits drawstrings.

Word forms

Common combinations

lucet cord

The lucet cord was thick enough to use as a belt.

use a lucet

You can use a lucet to make jewelry cords.

wooden lucet

He carved a wooden lucet as a gift.

braid with a lucet

She learned to braid with a lucet during a craft class.

Synonyms and how they differ

braiding fork

Braiding fork is a descriptive plain-English name for the same tool, while lucet is the traditional craft term.

spool knitter

A spool knitter is a different tool that makes a tube of knitted cord, so the result is similar but the method is not.

cord maker

Cord maker is a general term for any device or person making cords, while lucet names one specific tool.

Word family

lucet cord noun

the cord made using the tool

braid verb

to weave strands together

cordmaking noun

the craft of making cords

Commonly confused: lucet or Lucette?

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