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figure of eight

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figure of eight - a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose

figure eight

knot - any of various fastenings formed by looping and tying a rope (or cord) upon itself or to another rope or to another object

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SOCRATES: Do you observe, Meno, that I am not teaching the boy anything, but only asking him questions; and now he fancies that he knows how long a line is necessary in order to produce a figure of eight square feet; does he not?

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