Editing Knot (section)

==Components==
[[File:Eyes and turns.jpg|right|thumb|A: open loop, B: closed loop, C: turn, D: round turn, E: two round turns.]]
[[File:Cross knots ABOK 34.jpg|right|thumb|#34 Cross #35 Elbow #36 Round turn]]
[[File:Ansted Sea Terms 1898 - Names of the parts of a rope.jpg|right|thumb|#27 End #29 Bight #28 Standing]]

:{{Further|List of knot terminology}}

=== Bight ===
:A [[bight (knot)|bight]] is any curved section, slack part, or loop between the ends of a rope, string, or yarn.

=== Bitter end ===
:As a ropeworker's term, "bitter end" refers to the end of a rope that is tied off. In British nautical usage, the bitter end is the ship end of the anchor cable, secured by the anchor bitts and the bitter pin in the cable locker under the [[forecastle]]. At anchor, the more anchor line that is payed out, the better the anchor's hold. In a storm, if the anchor drags, ships will pay out more and more anchor line until they reach the "bitter end." At this point, they can only hope the anchor holds, hence the expression "hanging on to the bitter end". (A ''[[bitts|bitt]]'' is a metal block with a crosspin for tying lines to, also found on piers.)  Also, the working end.

=== Loop ===
:A curve narrower than a bight but with separate ends.

=== Elbow ===
:Two crossing points created by an extra twist in a loop or a circle.

=== Standing end ===
:The standing end is the longer end of the rope not involved in the knot, often shown as unfinished.  It is often (but not always) the end of the rope under load after the knot is complete. For example, when a clove hitch ties a boat to a pier, the end going to the boat is the ''standing end''.

=== Standing part ===
:Section of line between knot and the standing end (seen above).

=== Turn ===
:A '''[[Turn (knot)|turn]]''' or '''single turn''' is a curve with crossed legs.
:A '''round turn''' is the complete encirclement of an object; requires two passes.
:'''Two round turns''' circles the object twice; requires three passes.

=== Working end ===
:The active end of a line used in making the knot. May also be called the "running end", "live end", or "tag end".

=== Working part ===
:Section of line between knot and the working end.