French Shroud Knot Sea Terms A knot used for rejoining a shroud or a stay that has been carried away. Racking, seizings, bends and fancy knots — round seizing, cat's-paw, running bowline, worming, diamond knots, sprit-sail sheet knot, two half-hitches, topsail halyard bend, shroud knots and midshipman's hitch ← French FakeAll “F” entriesFresh Breeze →