laniard

[ lan-yerd ]
/ ˈlæn yərd /

noun

lanyard.

Words nearby laniard

languor, languorous, langur, lani-, laniakea, laniard, laniary, lanier, laniferous, lanikai, lank

Definition for laniard (2 of 2)

lanyard

or lan·iard

[ lan-yerd ]
/ ˈlæn yərd /

noun

Nautical. a short rope or wire rove through deadeyes to hold and tauten standing rigging.
any of various small cords or ropes for securing or suspending something, as a whistle about the neck or a knife from one's belt.
a cord with a small hook at one end, used in firing certain kinds of cannon.
a colored, single-strand cord worn around the left shoulder by a member of a military unit awarded a foreign decoration.
a white cord worn around the right shoulder, as by a military police officer, and secured to the butt of a pistol.

Origin of lanyard

1475–85; blend of late Middle English lanyer (< Middle French laniere, Old French lasniere thong, equivalent to lasne noose + -iere, feminine of -ier -ier2) and yard1

Example sentences from the Web for laniard

  • We hauled off the laniard of the whipstaff, and helped the man at the helm.

    Gulliver's Travels |Jonathan Swift

  • We hauled off upon the laniard of the whip-staff, and helped the man at the helm.

    Gulliver's Travels |Jonathan Swift

British Dictionary definitions for laniard (1 of 2)

laniard
/ (ˈlænjəd) /

noun

a variant spelling of lanyard

British Dictionary definitions for laniard (2 of 2)

lanyard

laniard

/ (ˈlænjəd) /

noun

a cord worn around the neck, shoulder, etc, to hold something such as a whistle or knife
a similar but merely decorative cord worn as part of a military uniform
a cord with an attached hook used in firing certain types of cannon
nautical a line rove through deadeyes for extending or tightening standing rigging

Word Origin for lanyard

C15 lanyer, from French lanière, from lasne strap, probably of Germanic origin