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[[Blackdye]], [[Zil]][14], and [[bicycle]] are examples of flought scales, because they each have two interleaved strands, respectively Pyth[5], Zarlino, and 8:9:10:11:13:14. The terminology, however, is intended to cover any number of strands and any choice of strand scale.)
[[Blackdye]], [[Zil]][14], and [[bicycle]] are examples of flought scales, because they each have two interleaved strands, respectively Pyth[5], Zarlino, and 8:9:10:11:13:14. The terminology, however, is intended to cover any number of strands and any choice of strand scale.)


The term ''flought'' is a neologism coined by evolving the Old English past participle ''(ġe)flohten'' of the verb ''fleohtan'' 'to weave; to plait' to Modern English. It is cognate to the Modern English words ''plait'' and ''plexus''.
The term ''flought'' was coined by evolving the Old English past participle ''(ġe)flohten'' of the verb ''fleohtan'' 'to weave; to plait' to Modern English. It is cognate to the Modern English words ''plait'' and ''plexus''.