The male plant of hemp, producing a weaker and shorter fibre than the carl hemp, n. or female plant. Formerly also the fibre of this as prepared for…
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > materials > raw material > plants, grasses, or reeds > [noun] > vegetable fibre > hemp > types of (17) fimble hemp1484 The male plant of hemp, producing a weaker and shorter fibre than the carl hemp, n. or female plant. Formerly also the fibre of this as prepared for… carl hemp?1523 The female or seed-bearing hemp plant, which is of stronger growth, and produces a coarser fibre. henequen1555 Leaf fibre prepared from the leaves of certain cultivated agave plants, esp. Agave fourcroydes, used to make fabric, rope, and twine. Also: a plant… steel hemp1604 ? = carl hemp, n. Rusband1633 A kind of hemp (not identified). Riga rhine1639 More fully rhine hemp. A high quality hemp from eastern Europe. Frequently with distinguishing word indicating the place of origin, as Riga rhine. Russia hemp1663 hemp produced in Russia. pass-hemp1742 the third quality of Russian hemp, below outshot. chucking1785 See quot. 1794. Manila1826 = Manila hemp n. at compounds. Also: rope made from Manila hemp. sisal1827 Sisal fibre (= sense A. 1); (also) the sisal plant. sisal hemp1828 the fibre prepared from the sisal plant; sisal fibre; (also) the plant itself. moorva1855 Either of two sansevierias, Sansevieria roxburghiana and S. zeylanica, grown in South Asia for the strong white fibre present in their leaves. Also… outshot1858 Second quality Russian hemp. Cf. outshot, adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. pass1858 = pass-hemp n. at compounds 2. Obsolete. rare. carl doddie1868 a flowering stalk of ribgrass, scabious, etc. Cf. curldoddy, n. outshots1880 In plural. Second quality hemp or white rags. |
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