Wikipedia:Reference desk/Archives/Miscellaneous/2020 February 19

= February 19 =

What is this thing called?
What do you call a bead-like thing on a string that engages in another thing so that the string is held in tension? The ones I'm looking at are conical, have a hole that accepts the string but not a knot in the string, and can slot into a conical thing and hold my laundry drying rack up in the air. Hayttom (talk) 17:18, 19 February 2020 (UTC)
 * I was thinking of toggle, but it seems to have a multitude of definitions. Alansplodge (talk) 19:12, 19 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Bead cone? --Lambiam 20:48, 19 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Apparently an acorn, if that is the thing you are thinking of. Seems like a vestigial tassel. 2601:648:8202:96B0:0:0:0:7AC0 (talk) 14:17, 20 February 2020 (UTC)


 * Hm, yes, that is the thing I was thinking of, thanks. Maybe somebody should update acorn... Hayttom (talk) 15:07, 20 February 2020 (UTC)
 * A bit less utilitarian, but you can buy acorns which are acorn-shaped! Alansplodge (talk) 19:22, 20 February 2020 (UTC)