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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) ———————— The 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.

Nylon was first made in the laboratories of E.I. du Pont de Nemours, of Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A., under the direction of the late Dr. W. H. Carothers as a result of researches started 1928. In October, 1938, it -was announced to the world that a new form of textile fibre had been made by man, and that " nylon " was to be its name. Nylon stockings were on sale to the general public in U.S.A. on May 15, 1940, and many other items of wearing apparel were shown at the New York Pair that summer. In Great Britain, plans made jointly before the war by Courtaulds and Imperial Chemical Industries were responsible for production being started in 1941 by British Nylon Spinners Limited. The " 66 " polymer (each molecule of these reagents contains 6 carbon atoms and hence the name or designation " 66 ") was first made in 1935. Nylon is a name, not for a single material, but for a whole class or family of entirely new materials. There are many nylons and there may be many more. Nylon is the generic or family name for them all, just as glass and coal are names of classes of substances. Nylon, in the general sense, is a man-made material having a chemical composition akin to proteins, of which silk, hair and wool are examples, although nylon has not an exact counterpart in nature. It is not an " artificial " product, nor a man-made copy of a natural material. It can be made up into powders, sheets, solutions, strands or yarns, each with special properties according to requirements. The " 66 " polymer, from which yam is made, was synthesised in 1933, although not announced to the world until October, 1938. The raw material from which the diamine and acid for making " 66 " polymer are obtained are phenol from coal, oxygen and nitrogen from the air, and hydrogen from water. Particularly suitable where high elasticity is required. Uses include parachute fabrics, tyre cords, glider tow ropes, shoe laces webbing, braid, tape and thread, fully-fashioned hosiery, seamless hosiery, underwear fabrics, lace, nets, dress fabrics, marquisettes, neckties, transparent velvet, coated fabrics for raincoats and food covers. Industrial uses include shoe fabrics, sash cords, window screens, filters and bolting fabrics, also slip covers, motor car upholstery, shirtings, tents and shower curtains.

Fine and very strong fibre from the leaves of the Astrocaryum Tucuma palm in Brazil. Used for ropes, baskets, hats, hammocks, etc. The fibre is greatly esteemed and hammocks made from it sell at high prices.

A variety of jute grown in Eastern Bengal. The fibres are of good lustre and whitish in colour. It grows on high lands, and ropes made of the fibre are strong.

גַּפָּאI ch. sam(גף II bent, joint); 1) wing, also winged animal (interch. with גַּדְפָא). Targ. Prov. 1:17; a. fr.Cant. R. to IV, 8 דמנערא גפא (Gen. R. s. 75 גרמה, Var. אגפה), v. גֵּו.Pl. גַּפִּין, גַּפַּיָּא, גַּפֵּי. Targ. Koh. 10:20. Targ. Ez. 1:6; a. fr.Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי beg. 2) a pole with a hook for cutting off fruits on high trees; (oth. opin. a ladder hooked into the tree. Ned.89b (a proverbial phrase) רהיט בג׳ ותובלייא he ran with hook and ropes (or baskets); i. e. he tried his utmost.

גַּפָּאI ch. sam(גף II bent, joint); 1) wing, also winged animal (interch. with גַּדְפָא). Targ. Prov. 1:17; a. fr.Cant. R. to IV, 8 דמנערא גפא (Gen. R. s. 75 גרמה, Var. אגפה), v. גֵּו.Pl. גַּפִּין, גַּפַּיָּא, גַּפֵּי. Targ. Koh. 10:20. Targ. Ez. 1:6; a. fr.Lam. R. to I, 1 רבתי beg. 2) a pole with a hook for cutting off fruits on high trees; (oth. opin. a ladder hooked into the tree. Ned.89b (a proverbial phrase) רהיט בג׳ ותובלייא he ran with hook and ropes (or baskets); i. e. he tried his utmost.