WIRE OF LAPLAND
\wˈa͡ɪ͡əɹ ɒv lˈaplənd], \wˈaɪəɹ ɒv lˈaplənd], \w_ˈaɪə_ɹ ɒ_v l_ˈa_p_l_ə_n_d]\
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A shining, slender substance made from the sinews of the reindeer, soaked in water, beaten, and spun into a sort of thread of great strength. These threads are dipped in melted tin, and drawn through a horn with a hole in it. The Laplanders use this wire in embroidering their clothes.
By Daniel Lyons
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.