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  • A hole punch is used and a ribbon is tied through it to make a loope for hanging.

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  • A hole punch is used and a ribbon is tied through it to make a loope for hanging.

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  • In a corner of the Kings Palace, it being seated on a rising hill, a cave had long beene made in the body of the same hill, which received no light into it, but by a small spiracle or vent-loope, made out ingeniously on the hils side.

    The Decameron 2004

  • The same night, about the houre of mens first sleepe, and according as he had given order; Guiscardo was apprehended, even as he was comming forth of the loope-hole, and in his homely leather habite.

    The Decameron 2004

  • But after that she had found out the way, and gone downe her selfe alone into the cave; observing the loope-light and had made it commodious for her purpose, she gave knowledge thereof to Guiscardo, to have him devise an apt course for his descent, acquainting him truly with the height, and how farre it was distant from the ground within.

    The Decameron 2004

  • In this manner went he to the saide loope-hole the night following, and having fastened the one end of his corded ladder, to the strong stumpe of a tree being by it; by meanes of the saide ladder, descended downe into the cave, and there attended the comming of his Lady.

    The Decameron 2004

  • The Pinace drawing her boate after her, the Iauans presently leapt into it, and cutte a sunder the roape that helde it, which they immediately stole from vs, thrusting with their Speares in at the loope holes.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • It is closed at both ends, and made with loope holes on either side, to lay out the nose of their piece, or to push foorth any other weapon.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

  • Strings about 20 inches in length as a lash, to the other end a String passed through a hole and fastened at each end for a loope to Slip over the wrist.

    The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 Meriwether Lewis 1791

  • The Pinace drawing her boate after her, the Iauans presently leapt into it, and cutte a sunder the roape that helde it, which they immediately stole from vs, thrusting with their Speares in at the loope holes.

    The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 10 Asia, Part III Richard Hakluyt 1584

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