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Sisal hemp

The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp.

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Rope 70% connected

A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and…

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Abaca noun · 78% connection

The Manila-hemp plant (Musa textilis); also, its fiber. See Manila hemp under Manila.

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Agave noun · 78% connection

A genus of plants (order Amaryllidaceae) of which the chief species is the maguey or century plant (A. Americana), wrongly called Aloe…

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Aloe noun · 78% connection

The inspissated juice of several species of aloe, used as a purgative.

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Aloes pl. · 78% connection

of Aloe

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Brake verb · 78% connection

An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the fiber.

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Carl noun · 78% connection

Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also carl hemp.

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Coast noun · 78% connection

To sail from port to port in the same country.

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Coasting noun · 78% connection

A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying on a coasting trade.

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Coir noun · 78% connection

A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut.

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Creeper noun · 78% connection

A small bird of the genus Certhia, allied to the wrens. The brown or common European creeper is C. familiaris, a variety of which (var…

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Golden-eye noun · 78% connection

A duck (Glaucionetta clangula), found in Northern Europe, Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is larger. Called w…

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Gunny cloth unknown · 78% connection

A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers (called jute) of two plants of the genus Corchorus (C. olitorius and C. capsula…

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Hackmatack noun · 78% connection

The American larch (Larix Americana), a coniferous tree with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained timber. Called a…

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Haematoxylon noun · 78% connection

A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species, the H. Campechianum or logwood tree, native in Yucatan.

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Hemp noun · 78% connection

The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for spinning. The name has also been extended to various fibers resembling the tr…

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Hibiscus noun · 78% connection

A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated in India for…

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Hornbeam noun · 78% connection

A tree of the genus Carpinus (C. Americana), having a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white and very hard. It is c…

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Ixtli noun · 78% connection

A Mexican name for a variety of Agave rigida, which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which is called also pita…

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