rigging : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rigging	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rigging n gear consisting of ropes etc. supporting a ship's masts and sails Synonym(s): rigging, tackle formation of masts, spars, sails, etc., on a vessel Synonym(s): rig, rigging
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rig \Rig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rigged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rigging}.] [Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap round, rig; cf. AS. wr[c6]han to cover.] 1. To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling. 2. To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out. Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace. --L'Estrange. {To rig a purchase}, to adapt apparatus so as to get a purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle, capstan, etc. {To rig a ship} (Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces, etc., to their respective masts and yards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rigging \Rig"ging\, n. DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of {Ship} and {Sails}. {Running rigging} (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like. {Standing rigging} (Naut.), the shrouds and stays.