| a knot made between two ropes by forming a bight in one and passing the end of the other through the bight, around it, and under itself. |
sheet bend  (click for larger image in new window) n. Nautical A knot in which one rope or piece of yarn is made fast to the bight of another. Also called weaver's hitch, weaver's knot. |
| weav·er's hitch (wē'vərz) n. See sheet bend. |
