sisal
pronunciation
How to pronounce sisal in British English:
UK [ˈsaɪsl]
How to pronounce sisal in American English:
US [ˈsaɪsəl]
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- Noun:
- a plant fiber used for making rope
- Mexican or West Indian plant with large fleshy leaves yielding a stiff fiber used in e.g. rope
Word Origin
- sisal (n.)
- 1883, short for Sisal hemp or grass (1843), from Sisal, port in Yucatan, from which the rope-making fiber was exported.
Example
- 1. Polishing cloth buff , sisal hemp buff .
- 2. Damage of sisal mealybug and integrated control technology .
- 3. The fibre is made into ropes and twines for marine , agricultural , shipping , and general industrial use , as well as into matting , rugs , hats , and brushes . Though sometimes referred to as sisal hemp , it is not related to true hemp .
- 4. At any rate there was no sisal that would face the market .
- 5. Fuzzy comprehensive appraisal of the eco-climate region for sisal hemp planting in south china .