sword-mat
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- 0
- description
- A mat woven by Queequeg and the Narrator using marline, intended as an additional lashing for their boat, which becomes a metaphor for destiny.
- material
- marline
- metaphorical_significance
- destiny, fate
- purpose
- lashing for boat
Relationships
- consists_ofWarp (weaving)
- description
- The sword-mat, like all woven fabric, consists of fixed longitudinal threads known as the warp.
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- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- There lay the fixed threads of the warp
- consists_ofWoof (weaving)
- description
- The sword-mat, like all woven fabric, consists of crosswise threads known as the woof, which interblend with the warp.
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk
- source_text
- the crosswise interblending of other threads with its own
- extracted_fromSource
- extracted_at
- 2026-03-02T00:03:42.192Z
- source
- Sourcetext_chunk