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The prepared fiber of the Agave Americana, or American aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in Yucatan. See Sisal hemp, under Hemp.
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adv.
In a cordate form.
n.
A handsome tree (Tilia Europaea), having cymes of light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree is common in Europe.
n.
The fiber by which the petioles of the date palm are bound together, from which various kinds of cordage are made.
a.
Having a left-hand twist; -- said of cordage; as, a water-laid, or left-hand, rope.
n. pl.
Deck sweepings, refuse of cordage, canvas, etc.
a.
Shaped like a heart; cordate.
n.
Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage, sails, etc.
a.
Having the shape of a heart; cordate.
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One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of palms of the genus Calamus, mostly East Indian, though some are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes.
n.
A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in circumference, made of strands twisted or braided together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in its size. See Cordage.
n.
A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.
a.
Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end; inversely cordate: as, an obcordate petal or leaf.
n.
A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a Brazilian palm (Astrocaryum vulgare), used for cordage, bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called also tecum, and tecum fiber.
a.
Heart-shaped; as, a cordate leaf.
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Composed of four strands, and laid right-handed with a heart, or center; -- said of rope. See Illust. under Cordage.
n.
A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
n.
A plant of the genus Cannabis (C. sativa), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to various other plants yielding fiber.
a.
Somewhat cordate; somewhat like a heart in shape.
n.
A malvaceous tree (Hoheria populnea) of New Zealand, the bark of which is used for cordage.
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