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なう綯うTransitiveUsually kanaGodan verbFreq #54078
1

to twine (fibers to make rope); to twist

Examples
泥棒を見て縄をなう。
To braid the rope only after the thief is caught.
ない交ぜ綯い交ぜない混ぜ綯い混ぜないまぜNounFreq #38582
1

mixture; jumble; blend; weaving together

2

making a cord by entwining threads of various colours

ない交ぜにする綯い交ぜにするないまぜにするExpressionする VerbFreq #92853
1

to blend (e.g. fact and fiction); to mix; to weave (together)

ない交ぜる綯い交ぜるないまぜるTransitiveIchidan verbFreq #200200
1

to twist (threads of different colours) together (into a string); to entwine; to interweave

2

to mix; to combine; to weave together (e.g. fact and fiction); to interweave

泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う泥棒を捕らえて縄をなうどろぼうをとらえてなわをなうExpressionGodan verb
1

Proverb

starting something in the eleventh hour; have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain; don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen; braiding the rope only after the thief is caught