A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon.
The tendon fiber which was used at certain times and places by many people for stitching leather. There is no evidence for it being used for shoes or boots in the Middle Ages. The tendon fiber which is frequently used by some early peoples, chiefly as thread for sewing purposes. The fiber thus used is the tendon from the legs and also the large tendon, up to about eighteen inches in length, lying along each side of the backbone of the caribou, or other animal, just behind the neck joint. The tendons are stripped out and dried, then split and often twisted. According to some authorities, sinew is always the muscle sheathing taken from the muscles abutting the spine. There seems to be no consensus on this matter. [Webber, 1989
animal tendon used like thread to string beads or sew.
Animal tendon prepared to use as cord or thread.
A tendon. The Illinois removed sinew from the bodies of bison or deer and used them for lacing lacrosse rackets or, once split into strands, as thread for sewing garments.
a tendon dressed for use as a cord or thread Minnesota: Bison Toolbox
a tough, strong band or cord that joins muscle to bone; tendon.
Gen 32:32; Is 48:4; Job 10:11; Eze 37:6,8] a tendon; that which unites muscle to a bone.
a cord or band of inelastic tissue connecting a muscle with its bony attachment
a tendon, but it is also defined as a source of strength, power and vigor
Strong connective tissue that attaches muscle groups to bones. Also known as elastin.
tough, fibrous tissue uniting muscle and bone; a tendon; usually taken from the neck of moose, deer, elk or caribou
A tendon or fibrous cord.