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• sisal hemp — noun a plant fiber used for making rope • Syn: ↑sisal • Hypernyms: ↑plant fiber, ↑plant fibre • Substance Holonyms: ↑rope * * * noun see sisal 1a …   Useful english dictionary

• sisal — [sī′səl, sis′əl] n. [after Sisal, Yucatán, a former seaport (< Maya, lit., cold waters)] 1. a strong fiber, similar to the related henequen, obtained from the leaves of an agave (Agave sisalana) native to S Mexico and now cultivated throughout …   English World dictionary

• Hemp — This article is about industrial hemp. For its psychoactive variant, see Cannabis (drug). For the biology of the plant, see Cannabis. For other uses, see Hemp (disambiguation). The variety of appearances for cannabis. Only C. sativa (left) is… …   Wikipedia

• Sisal — Taxobox name = Sisal image width = 200px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Agavaceae genus = Agave species = A. sisalana binomial = Agave sisalana binomial authority = PerrineSisal or sisal …   Wikipedia

• sisal — /suy seuhl, sis euhl/, n. 1. Also called sisal hemp. a fiber yielded by an agave, Agave sisalana, of Yucatán, used for making rope, rugs, etc. 2. the plant itself. [1835 45; short for Sisal grass or hemp, named after Sisal, port in Yucatán] * * * …   Universalium

• hemp — [hemp] n. [ME < OE hænep (akin to Ger hanf, Du hennep) < PGmc * hanapa < * kanab , a pre Gmc borrowing < a (? Scythian) base > Gr kannabis: akin ? to Sumerian kunibu, hemp] 1. a) a tall Asiatic herb (Cannabis sativa) of the hemp… …   English World dictionary

• rope — ► NOUN 1) a length of stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, nylon, etc. 2) a quantity of roughly spherical objects strung together: a rope of pearls. 3) (the ropes) the ropes enclosing a boxing or wrestling ring. 4) (the… …   English terms dictionary

• Rope — This article is about non metallic ropes. For other uses, see Rope (disambiguation). Coils of rope used for long line fishing A rope is a length of fibres, twisted or braided together to improve strength for pulling and connecting. It has tensile …   Wikipedia

• rope — roper, n. ropelike, adj. /rohp/, n., v., roped, roping. n. 1. a strong, thick line or cord, commonly one composed of twisted or braided strands of hemp, flax, or the like, or of wire or other material. 2. a lasso. 3. ropes, a. the cords used to… …   Universalium

• rope — n. & v. n. 1 a stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, flax, cotton, nylon, wire, or similar material. b a piece of this. c US a lasso. 2 (foll. by of) a quantity of onions, ova, or pearls strung together. 3 (in pl., prec. by …   Useful english dictionary

• rope — noun 1》 a length of stout cord made by twisting together strands of hemp, sisal, nylon, etc.     ↘(the ropes) the ropes enclosing a boxing or wrestling ring.     ↘(the rope) execution by hanging. 2》 a quantity of roughly spherical objects strung… …   English new terms dictionary