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‖ kittul, kitool|kɪˈtuːl|
Also 7 kettule, 9 kettal, (? -ul), kittool.
[Cingalese kitūl.]
The jaggery palm, Caryota urens; hence, a strong black fibre obtained from the leaf-stalks of this, used for making ropes, brushes, etc.
1681R. Knox Hist. Ceylon 15 The next Tree is the Kettule. It groweth streight, but not so tall or big as a Coker-Nut-Tree. 1857R. Tomes Amer. in Japan ii. 47 Ceylon abounds in..trees of great utility; among which,..there is the kettul-tree, from the sap of which is produced a coarse sugar. 1866Treas. Bot. 647 Kittool, Kittul, a Cinghalese name for Caryota urens; also for the strong fibre obtained from its leaf-stalks. 1884Pub. Opinion 11 July 47/1 Ropes made of kitool are used to tether and secure wild elephants... Kitool fibre is [used]..in the manufacture of brooms and brushes. |