σχοινοτενής

A. stretched out like a measuring line: hence,

I. drawn in a straight line, διώρυχες, διέξοδοι, Hdt. 1.189,199; σχοινοτενὲς ποιήσασθαι to draw a straight line, Id. 7.23.

2. metaph., stretched out, prolix, ἄσματα Philostr. Her. 19.17; ἔννοιαι Eust. 946.8; of rhetorical κῶλα exceeding a certain length, Hermog. Inv. 1.5,4.4. Adv. ‐τενῶς ib. 4.3.

II. twisted or plaited of rushes, σπυρίδες AP 6.5 (Phil.).