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1 Colorado River Hemp
The fibre obtained from the plant Sesbania Macrocarpa. It is very strong, white, long and of ribbon-like character, grows wild in Colorado and is also known as wild hemp.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Colorado River Hemp
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2 Colorado (River) hemp
DARE: 1900. According to the DARE, "a tall annual legume ( Sesbania exaltata) of the Southwestern and Gulf States which produces long tough fibers formerly used like hemp by the Indians."Also called bequilla, coffee bean, coffeeweed, indigo, siene bean, zacate. -
3 Colorado
(Sp. model spelled same [koloráðo], perfective participle of Spanish colorar 'to color; to give color to' < Spanish color < Latin color 'color')1) The thirty-eighth state of the union, named after the Colorado River. Hendrickson indicates that Spanish explorers named the river after the red color of its water.2) Carlisle: 1929. Red.3) As Clark observes, it is used as an attributive adjective in many combinations to denote animals (such as the "Colorado potato beetle" and the "Colorado turkey"), plants ("Colorado blue spruce," "Colorado fir," "Colorado grass," "Colorado River hemp") indigenous to the state. It often has a jocular connotation, as in "Colorado turkey," which can be either the great blue heron or the wood ibis, and "Colorado mockingbird" (see below). The combinations pertinent to the cowboy's era or profession are listed below. -
4 Hemp
A fibre obtained from the stalk of the plant " Cannibis sativa." It is inferior in quality to flax, but stronger and easily bleached. It is grown in India, Italy, Russia, Poland and many other countries. The better grades are used in the manufacture of carpets. It is obtained in a similar manner to flax by retting, breaking, crushing, cutting and hackling. It is not rotted by water and is much used for ropes, sailcloth, etc. (see common Hemp). Hemp Varieties - Among the different varieties of hemp appearing in trade are the following: - Ambari (or brown) hemp, Bengal (or Bombay) hemp, Blackfellow's hemp, Bowstring (Africa), Bowstring (Florida), Calcutta hemp (jute), Cebu, Colorado River, Cretan, Cuban, False hemp (America), False sisal hemp. Giant hemp (China), Hayti, Ife, Indian, Jubbulpore (Madras), Manila, New Zealand hemp (or flax), Pangane, Pita, Pua (India), Queensland, Rangoon, Roselle, Sisal, Sunn, Swedish, Tampico, Water, Wild, Italian (see under each name) ————————NEW ZEALAND FLAX, or HEMPThe fibre obtained from the Phormium Tenax plant which is a native of New Zealand and South Australia. The fibre is very white, soft and flexible and has a high lustre. It differs from most hemp fibres in that it is obtained from the leaf and not the bast. It is not so fine or regular as true flax, nor does it spin as well, but it is superior to either flax or hemp in its tenacity. It is largely used for cordage, twine and floor-matting, through the best fibre is woven into a duck fabric closely resembling linen. There are numerous local names for this plant - The common variety of the lowland swamps is Harakeke, that of the higher ground is Paritanewha, and the best variety is called Taihore. The fibre is generally known as Muka.
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Colorado River hemp — noun tall growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage • Syn: ↑Sesbania exaltata • Hypernyms: ↑sesbania * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized C&R … Useful english dictionary
sesbania — noun any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pea like flowers • Hypernyms: ↑legume, ↑leguminous plant • Hyponyms: ↑Colorado River hemp, ↑Sesbania exaltata • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Sesbania … Useful english dictionary
Sesbania exaltata — noun tall growing annual of southwestern United States widely grown as green manure; yields a strong tough bast fiber formerly used by Indians for cordage • Syn: ↑Colorado River hemp • Hypernyms: ↑sesbania … Useful english dictionary
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