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# hempen

«hempen» in Mova's school dictionary: **made of hemp, a tough plant fibre used for rope and cloth** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Hempen means made of hemp, a tough plant fibre used for rope and cloth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hempen/#m1)

2) (old use) A hempen rope is a rope for hanging, in old songs and tales. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hempen/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

in stories, a hempen rope may be a ship's rope or, in old songs, a rope for hanging

### examples

- The sailors tied the hempen rope to the mast. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hempen/#x1)
- At last the hempen rope was almost worn out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hempen/#x2)
- The sack was made of coarse hempen cloth. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hempen/#x3)

### note

nothing for maths

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hempen» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hempen/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.