grigri , also: greegree

She found herself almost running after Grigri, who also seemed energized by the daylight.

The person at the bottom must only keep the rope tight by using a knot or a securing device, like a Grigri.

She gathered the scraps Grigri had left and wrapped them tidily in a napkin.

Then she called to Grigri, went back to the table, and shared the rest of the plate of tarts with him.

However, the GriGri's automatic action can lead to less alert belayers.

For example some big wall soloists use the Grigri (sometimes slightly modified but not necessarily) as a self-feeding hands-free self-belay device.

"So life in this enchanted iceberg is unnatural for you, too," Haramis mused, stroking Grigri's back.

You can also buy ready-made grigri charms, such as the lovers' fetish and the 'telephone' fetish for travellers.

She was smiling, and she carried a covered basket woven of flexible sea-pen stalks on one arm and the creature named Grigri on the other.

Potential souvenirs include brass teapots, silver jewellery, traditional wooden boxes with silver inlay, pipes, leather bags, sandals, cushions, beads and grigri.

Miller-Verghy extended her patronage on the impoverished Caragiale, and, according to Grigri Ghica, helped him store his belongings in a stable she owned.

When used correctly, the Grigri's camming mechanism can assist in holding a climber that is working a route, or hanging on the rope while trying to figure out a climb.

In 1763, Dutch botanist Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin described the same species, using the name Palma Grigri Martinicensibus.

In support of this, Ion Vianu cites the writer's alleged disdain for his mother, referencing a claim made by the socialite Grigore "Grigri" Ghica.

This is particularly relevant with assisted braking devices, such as the Petzl Grigri (which, for example, works best with a 10mm thick line) or the Faders SUM.

A Grigri (or Gri-gri or Gris-gris) is an assisted braking belay device manufactured by Petzl designed to help secure rock-climbing, rappelling, and rope-acrobatic activities.

The segmented many-legged Grigri, who resembled a worram except for his scanty white pelt and red eyes, uttered a brief hiss and wriggled off, looking back once to be sure that she followed.

For lead climbing, a Grigri is more difficult to use correctly than an ATC; for top-rope climbing the grigri can be difficult to lower the climber with.

In addition to the volumes of recollections by "Grigri" Ghica and Ionel Gherea, Mateiu Caragiale is mentioned in Gheorghe Jurgea-Negrileşti's book of memoirs, Troica amintirilor.

Gris-gris, also spelled grigri, is a voodoo amulet originating in Africa which is believed to protect the wearer from evil or brings luck, and in some West African countries is used as a method of birth control.

The family was related to that of authors Ionel and Păstorel Teodoreanu, and Mărgărita was also akin to members of the aristocratic Ghica family, being an aunt of socialite Grigore "Grigri" Ghica.

Though, in a fall with a reverse threaded GriGri, bending the rope sharply under the GriGri provides more than enough friction to hold a falling climber as long as the belayer locks off the rope as they would with a tube style (passive) device.