Associations to the word «Becket»
Noun
- Canterbury
- Martyrdom
- Archbishop
- Penance
- Thomas
- Legate
- Tennyson
- Lineman
- Toole
- Chaucer
- Shrine
- Reginald
- Salisbury
- Cathedral
- Martyr
- Pilgrim
- Pilgrimage
- Priory
- Berkshire
- Northampton
- Henry
- Marta
- Christendom
- Prelate
- Chancellor
- Beckett
- Relic
- Papacy
- Bede
- Boniface
- Hitch
- Quarrel
- Barre
- Murder
- Hilary
- Jasmine
- Normandy
- Casket
- Fitz
- Exile
- Eliot
- Clergy
- Atonement
- Barrington
- Pope
- Coronation
- Cuthbert
- Olivier
- Assassination
- Barlow
- Cistercian
- Archdeacon
- Tomb
- Bartholomew
- Primate
- Camper
- Ymca
- Matilda
- Gilbert
- Geoffrey
- Otis
- Tracy
- Hereford
- Abbey
- Macbeth
- Baldwin
- Aquinas
- Traitor
- Eleanor
- Crypt
- Laurence
- Alma
- Dispute
- Donaldson
- Dt
- Dalton
- Doo
- King
- Chapel
- Bishop
- Knight
- Viii
- Griffith
- Saxon
- Monk
- Zeal
Wiktionary
BECKET, noun. (nautical) A short piece of rope spliced to form a circle
BECKET, noun. (nautical) A loop of rope with a knot at one end to catch in an eye at the other end. Used to secure oars etc. at their place.
BECKET, noun. (sewing) A loop of thread, typically braided, attached at each end to a jacket. Used to pass through the brooch bar of medals to affix them to the jacket without damaging it.
BECKET, noun. (nautical) The clevis of a pulley block.
BECKET, noun. An eye in the end of a rope.
BECKET, noun. A method of joining fabric, for example the doors of a tent, by interlacing loops of cord (beckets) through eyelet holes and adjacent loops.
BECKET, noun. (UK) (dialect) A spade for digging turf.
BECKET BEND, noun. Alternative term for sheet bend.
Dictionary definition
BECKET, noun. (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).
BECKET, 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.
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