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Sisal

noun
1.
A plant fiber used for making rope.  Synonym: sisal hemp.
2.
Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope.  Synonym: Agave sisalana.



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"Sisal" Quotes from Famous Books



... are rich in fiber producing plants. The manila hemp is the most prominent, of which coarse cloth is woven, besides the valuable cordage. The sisal hemp, pineapple, yucca, and a number of fiber plants growing in the southern part of the United States are worthy of note. These fiber industries are conducted in a rude way, the fiber being cleaned by hand, except ...
— Textiles and Clothing • Kate Heintz Watson


Words linked to "Sisal" :   genus Agave, rope, plant fibre, agave, American aloe, sisal family, plant fiber, Agave sisalana, century plant


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