istle

[ ist-lee ]

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

Origin of istle

1
1880–85; <Mexican Spanish istle, ixtle<Nahuatl īchtli

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British Dictionary definitions for istle

istle

ixtle

/ (ˈɪstlɪ) /


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

Origin of istle

1
C19: from Mexican Spanish ixtle, from Nahuatl ichtli

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