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1 Kapok
This is a white fibre obtained from the Erisdendron anfractuosum, a tree grown in the East Indies. Kapok is of no use for spinning, and is principally used as a stuffing material for pillows, etc. It is very soft, smooth, light in weight, and very buoyant in water. The floss obtained from the so-called red silk cotton tree is also incorrectly called Kapok (see Bombax cotton) -
2 Bombax Cotton
The seed hair obtained from the plant known as the " cotton tree," belonging to the Bombacea; family. The fibre is known as Vegetable Down or Bombax Cotton. It grows in tropical countries. The fibre is soft, rather weak, of white to a yellowish-brown colour, and is lustrous. It is not used by itself for spinning, but is sometimes mixed with ordinary cotton. It is chiefly used as a wadding material. The fibre does not grow directly from the seed as ordinary cotton, but originates at the inner side of the seed-capsule. There are several varieties of plants producing vegetable down, as follows: Brazil - Bombax heptaphyllum; Bombax ceiba. The product is known as ceiba or Paina buifa cotton. South Asia and Africa - B. malabaricum. Known in India as Simal cotton or Red Silk cotton. Venezuela - B. cumanensis, giving a product known as Lana del tamber or Lana vejetale. Brazil - B. Villosum; B. pubescens. South America - B. carolinum. West Africa - B. Phodognaphalon. Known as wild kapok. South Asia and East Indies - B. Pentandrum. This is the kapok of commerce. -
3 Akwa
Indian term for the floss obtained from tree cotton similar to Kapok. It grows in Hathras, Multan, Agra, etc., and is used for padding and mattress purposes. -
4 Eiderdown
The soft down obtained from the breast and body of the eider duck, and used for padding " eiderdown quilts," heavy wraps, muffs and necklets. Feathers taken from the eider duck are often used. Kapok is used as a substitute for inferior quilts (see Down) -
5 Milkweed Fibre
A seed-hair fibre obtained from the common milkweed or silk-weed plant Asclepias Incarnata, which grows extensively in America. The surface fibre from the seedpods is used for upholstery stuffing. It has been used in France for the manufacture of" Silver cloth." It is weak and brittle and inferior to kapok which it resembles This fibre is also known as Asclepias cotton. -
6 Pochote Fibre
A very fine, lustrous fibre obtained from the Eriodendron Anfractuosum in Mexico, and is similar to kapok. The fibre is obtained from the pods of the plant. When mixed with rabbit fur it is used for fine cloth and hats. -
7 Salmali Cotton
Sanskrit for a fibre bearing tree, variously stated to be the cotton tree or the kapok. -
8 Silk Cotton
The fine, lustrous fibre obtained from several species of cotton tree (Bombax Ceiba) found growing in South America and the West Indies. The seed capsules give this soft and glossy down which is too short and springy for spinning. Used for stuffing although it is believed to be objectionable to lie upon (see Kapok and Mockmain)
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kapok — kapok … Dictionnaire des rimes
kapok — [ kapɔk ] n. m. • capok 1680; malais kapuk ♦ Techn. Fibre végétale, imperméable, imputrescible et très légère, constituée par les poils fins et soyeux qui recouvrent les graines du kapokier. Coussin rembourré de kapok. ● kapok nom masculin… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Kapok — Ka*pok , n. [Prob. fr. the native name.] (Bot.) A silky wool derived from the seeds of {Ceiba pentandra} (syn. {Eriodendron anfractuosum}), a bombaceous tree of the East and West Indies. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Kapok — (Ceibawolle), das seine seidige Haar, das in der Frucht von Ceiba pentandra (Eriodendron anfractuosum) die Samen umgibt, aber nicht wie die Baumwolle von diesen ausgeht, sondern den Geweben der Frucht zuzuzählen ist. Der Baum wächst in Indien und … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Kapok — Kapok, s. Polstermaterialien … Lexikon der gesamten Technik
Kapok — Kapok, Pflanzendunen, die Wollhaare von Eriodendron (s.d.) und Bombax (s.d.) … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
kapok — 1735, from Malay kapoq, name of the large tropical tree which produces the fibers … Etymology dictionary
kapok — kàpok m <N mn oci> DEFINICIJA bot. tropsko drvo (Ceiba pentandra) iz porodice Bombacaceae (s otoka Jave); mekane celulozne dlake iz plodova služe za punjenje jastuka, strunjača i dr. ETIMOLOGIJA mal … Hrvatski jezični portal
kapok — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż IIa, D. a {{/stl 8}}{{stl 7}} kamizelka ratunkowa wypchana miękkim włóknem niewrażliwym na wilgoć, mogącym utrzymywać na wodzie duży ciężar <jawajskie> {{/stl 7}} … Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień
kapok — ► NOUN ▪ a fine fibrous substance which grows around the seeds of a tropical tree, used as stuffing for cushions, soft toys, etc. ORIGIN Malay … English terms dictionary
kapok — [kā′päk΄] n. [Malay] the silky fibers around the seeds of any of several silk cotton trees, esp. a ceiba (Ceiba pentandra): used for stuffing mattresses, life preservers, sleeping bags, etc … English World dictionary
