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1 Maguey Fibre
A name often given to the fibres yielded by the Agave Vivipara plant which is a native of India. The fibres are strong and used for making cordage, ropes, and mats. They have also been used for violin strings. The fibre is obtained by retting the leaves and washing and preparing after retting. Also known as Bastard Aloe and Manila Aloe fibre. -
2 Manilla Maguey Fibre
Dictionary of the English textile terms > Manilla Maguey Fibre
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3 Bastard Aloe Fibre
Strong leaf fibre yielded by the Agave vipipara in N.W. India; used for ropes, mats, etc. Same as Maguey Fibre.Dictionary of the English textile terms > Bastard Aloe Fibre
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4 Manila Aloe Fibre
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5 индийское волокно магвей
Textile: maguey fibreУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > индийское волокно магвей
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6 южноамериканское волокно магвей
Textile: maguey fibreУниверсальный русско-английский словарь > южноамериканское волокно магвей
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7 Cantala
A hard fibre, finer, softer and weaker than sisal, yellow-white to brown-white, 20-in. to 40-in. long, obtained from the cantala plant (Agave cantala) in the Philippine Islands, Java, Sumatra and India, and used for coarse twine. Also called " Manilla maguey " and " Cebu maguey." -
8 pita
f.1 agave.2 pita, century plant, maguey, agave.3 fishing line.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: pitar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: pitar.* * *1 BOTÁNICA pita————————■ ¡pitas, pitas! here - chick, chick, chick!* * *SF* * ** * ** * *1 ( Bot) pita2 (hilo) pita fiber** * *
Del verbo pitar: ( conjugate pitar)
pita es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
pita
pitar
pitar ( conjugate pitar) verbo intransitivo
verbo transitivo ‹ falta› to blow for, award, call (AmE)
pita f (hilo) pita fiber
pitar
I verbo transitivo
1 (silbato) to blow
2 Dep (arbitrar) to referee
3 Dep (una falta, etc) el árbitro no pitó la falta, the referee didn't give the foul
II verbo intransitivo
1 (una olla, un tren) to whistle
2 (tocar el pito) to blow one's whistle, (la bocina) to toot one's horn
3 (abuchear, protestar) to boo
♦ Locuciones: familiar salir pitando, to fly off
' pita' also found in these entries:
English:
string
* * *pita nf1. [planta] pita2. [hilo] pita fibre* * *f BOT agave, pita* * *pita nf1) : agave2) : pita fiber3) : twine -
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См. также в других словарях:
Maguey — Mag uey, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.) Any of several species of {Agave}, such as the {century plant} ({Agave Americana}), a plant requiring many years to come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and the {Agave… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
maguey — /mag way, meuh gay /; Sp. /mah gay /, n. 1. any of several plants of the genus Agave, of the agave family, esp. the cantala, A. cantala. 2. the fiber from these plants. 3. a rope made from this or a similar fiber. [1545 55; < Sp < Taino] * * * ▪… … Universalium
Fibre — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Fibre (homonymie). Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Fibre », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Une fibre est une formation élémentaire, végétale ou animale, d aspect filamenteux, se… … Wikipédia en Français
maguey — /ˈmægweɪ/ (say magway) noun 1. any of several species of the family Agavaceae, especially Agave cantala and species of the genus Furcraea. 2. the fibre from these plants. {Spanish, probably from Haitian} …
Cebu maguey — noun hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants • Syn: ↑cantala, ↑manila maguey • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre * * * noun Usage: usually capitalized C … Useful english dictionary
manila maguey — noun hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine agave plants • Syn: ↑cantala, ↑Cebu maguey • Hypernyms: ↑fiber, ↑fibre * * * noun : cantala … Useful english dictionary
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