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• 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

• 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

• sisal — 1843, from Sisal, port in Yucatan, from which the rope making fiber was exported …   Etymology dictionary

• 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 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• sisal — si|sal [ˈsaısəl] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; : Mexican Spanish; Origin: Sisal Mexican port] a Central American plant whose leaves produce strong ↑fibres, also called sisal, which are used in making rope …   Dictionary of contemporary English