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Lanyard :: Lanyard (n.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc..

Forestay :: Forestay (n.) A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under Ship..

Mainstay :: Mainstay (n.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.

Dead-eye :: Dead-eye (n.) A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for other purposes. Called also deadman's eye..

Bodice :: Bodice (n.) A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn esp. by women; a corset; stays..

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To hinde/; to delay; to detain; to keep back.

Behind :: Behind (adv.) After the departure of another; as, to stay behind..

Housekeeper :: Housekeeper (n.) One who keeps or stays much at home.

Supersedure :: Supersedeas (n.) A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ..

Strait-laced :: Strait-laced (a.) Bound with stays.

Expect :: Expect (v. t.) To wait; to stay.

Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (a.) Staying at home; not gadding.

Stay :: Stay (v. i.) To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist successfully.

Overstay :: Overstay (v. t.) To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time..

Home-keeping :: Home-keeping (n.) A staying at home.

Bobstay :: Bobstay (n.) A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.

Overstaying :: Overstaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Oversta.

Hoist :: Hoist (n.) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or stay.

Hank :: Hank (n.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to the edge of a sail and running on a stay..

Unbend :: Unbend (v. t.) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to which they are attached for use..

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