(noun.) Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope.
(noun.) a plant fiber used for making rope.
手打:劳里
双语例句
Sisal also lacks the flexibility of Manila, being much more stiff and harsh. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
Oiling is also an important process in the manufacture of ropes from hard fibers, as Manila, Sisal and New Zealand. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
As Manila fiber is at times adulterated with Sisal, so has the latter its adulterant in a plant called Istle, which grows in Mexico and has hitherto been chiefly used in brush making. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
Manila and Sisal Fibers. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.
The development of the self-binding reaper on our western grain-fields has opened a gold mine for Sisal cordage. 佚名.神奇的知识之书.