σχοινο-τενής · schoino-tenēs — LSJ
stretched out like a measuring line
stretched out like a measuring line: hence,
I drawn in a straight line, a straight line
drawn in a straight line, διώρυχες, διέξοδοι, Hdt. 1.189, 199; σχοινοτενὲς ποιήσασθαι to draw a straight line, Id. 7.23.
2 stretched out, prolix
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, plaited of rushes
twisted or plaited of rushes, σπυρίδες AP 6.5 (Phil.).