单词 | sisalkraft |
释义 | > as lemmassisalkraft sisalkraft n. (also sisalcraft) [ < sisal n. + Kraft n.] (a proprietary name for) a type of waterproof insulating material with a core of sisal fibres or (in later use) other material, used in building work.Recorded earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > plant fibre materials > [noun] > others balan1340 fer-flax1889 sisalkraft1927 1927 Decatur (Illinois) Sunday Rev. 25 Dec. 26/2 Sisalkraft paper waterproofs the floor against dampness. 1928 Decatur (Illionois) Herald 8 Jan. 18/5 (advt.) Sisalkraft, applied to the walls and under the roof..means absolute protection against air seepage as well as against moisture. 1948 Spectator 9 Apr. 430/1 The wooden huts in which the occupants of Antarctic bases live are specially designed with layers of tinfoil and sisalkraft between the inner and outer walls. 1962 Economist 8 Sept. 956/1 The conventional materials..such as bituminised sisalcraft and burlap. 2011 Newcastle (Austral.) Herald (Nexis) 30 July (Suppl.) 25 The Australian Sisalkraft Company..developed the concept of adding foil to Sisalkraft to provide insulation. < as lemmas |
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