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单词 istle
释义

istle

[ ist-lee ]
/ ˈɪst li /

noun

a fiber from any of several tropical American plants of the genus Agave or Yucca, used in making bagging, carpets, etc.
Also ixtle.

Origin of istle

1880–85; <Mexican Spanish istle, ixtle<Nahuatl īchtli

Words nearby istle

isthmus of uterine tube, isthmus of uterus, -istic, -istical, -istics, istle, Istomin, Istria, 'Istrian, I suppose so, Isuprel
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Example sentences from the Web for istle

  • Istle, is′tl, n. a valuable fibre obtained from a tropical American plant, also from several Mexican species of Agave.

    Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for istle

istle

ixtle

/ (ˈɪstlɪ) /

noun

a fibre obtained from various tropical American agave and yucca trees used in making carpets, cord, etc

Word Origin for istle

C19: from Mexican Spanish ixtle, from Nahuatl ichtli
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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